<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>For four decades, physicians and other healthcare providers have trusted <i>Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases</i> to provide <b>expert guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of these complex disorders.</b> The 9th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with <b>newly expanded chapters, increased global coverage, and regular updates</b> to keep you at the forefront of this vitally important field. Meticulously updated by Drs. John E. Bennett, Raphael Dolin, and Martin J. Blaser, this comprehensive, two-volume masterwork puts the latest information on challenging infectious diseases at your fingertips.</p><ul> <li>Provides <b>more in-depth coverage</b> of epidemiology, etiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents than any other infectious disease resource.</li> <p> <li>Features an <b>increased focus</b> on antibiotic stewardship; new antivirals for influenza, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis C, hepatitis B., and immunizations; and new recommendations for vaccination against infection with pneumococci, papillomaviruses, hepatitis A, and pertussis.</li> <p> <li>Covers <b>newly recognized enteroviruses</b> causing paralysis (E-A71, E-D68); <b>emerging viral infections</b> such as Ebola, Zika, Marburg, SARS, and MERS; and <b>important updates</b> on prevention and treatment of <i>C. difficile </i>infection, including new tests that diagnose or falsely over-diagnose infectious diseases.</li> <p> <li>Offers <b>fully revised content</b> on bacterial pathogenesis, antibiotic use and toxicity, the human microbiome and its effects on health and disease, immunological mechanisms and immunodeficiency, and probiotics and alternative approaches to treatment of infectious diseases.</li> <p> <li>Discusses <b>up-to-date topics</b> such as use of the new PCR panels for diagnosis of meningitis, diarrhea and pneumonia; current management of infected orthopedic implant infections; newly recognized infections transmitted by black-legged ticks in the USA: <i>Borrelia miyamotoi</i> and Powassan virus; infectious complications of new drugs for cancer; new drugs for resistant bacteria and mycobacteria; new guidelines for diagnosis and therapy of HIV infections; and new vaccines against herpes zoster, influenza, meningococci.</li> <p> <li>PPID continues its tradition of including leading experts from a truly global community, including authors from Australia, Canada and countries in Europe, Asia, and South America.</li> <p> <li>Includes <b>regular updates online</b> for the life of the edition.</li> <p> <li>Features <b>more than 1,500 high-quality, full-color photographs</b>-with hundreds new to this edition.</li> <b> <p> <li>Enhanced eBook version included with purchase</b>, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><i>This book continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative educational resource on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases and it summarizes the current knowledge. The electronic version provides the latest updates and makes the content digitally accessible. This update is needed to keep up with the expansion of information and continuous advances in the field. If a medical library were limited to only one book on the topic of infectious diseases, this should be it.</i> </p> <p>-John M Horne, MD (VA Medical Center Omaha) <b>Doodys Score: 100-5 Stars!</b></p><br>
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