Urinary Tract Infection: Clinical Perspectives on Urinary Tract Infection - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447147081 ISBN 13: 9781447147084

Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

The causative organisms of Urinary Tract Infection are dynamic in terms of their virulence and resistance patterns, leading to challenges in the prevention and treatment of urinary infection. This is of relevance in both primary and secondary care, and many of the challenges are similar in both developed and developing countries alike. UTI is also associated with considerable cost in terms of morbidity, economic and research expenditure.

Written by an exceptional and well-known team of clinical experts, the purpose of Urinary Tract Infections addresses key questions facing physicians about this condition. This book is written primarily for general physicians who wish to have a broad understanding of a number of important issues concerning infection in parts of the urinary tract. Specialists may also find the book useful as a quick reference guide.

About this title

About the Author

Abhay Rané MS FRCS(Urol)

Clinical Professor of Urology,

East Surrey Hospital

Redhill RH1 5RH

Ranan Dasgupta, MBBChir MA MD FRCS(Urol)

Department of Urology,

Imperial College Health Care NHS Trust,

St Mary’s Hospital, UK

From the Back Cover

The causative organisms of Urinary Tract Infection are dynamic in terms of their virulence and resistance patterns, leading to challenges in the prevention and treatment of urinary infection. This is of relevance in both primary and secondary care, and many of the challenges are similar in both developed and developing countries alike. UTI is also associated with considerable cost in terms of morbidity, economic and research expenditure.

Written by an exceptional and well-known team of clinical experts, the purpose of Urinary Tract Infections addresses key questions facing physicians about this condition. This book is written primarily for general physicians who wish to have a broad understanding of a number of important issues concerning infection in parts of the urinary tract. Specialists may also find the book useful as a quick reference guide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447147081
• ISBN 13: 9781447147084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 90
• Editor: Rané Abhay, Dasgupta Ranan