Case Studies in Infectious Disease 1st Edition (2009) (PDF) by Peter Lydyard

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Case Studies in Infectious Disease presents forty case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Written for students of microbiology and medicine this book describes the natural history of infection from point of entry of the pathogen through pathogenesis, followed by clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.

Five core sets of questions are posed in each case. What is the nature of the infectious agent, how does it gain access to the body, what cells are infected, and how does the organism spread? What are the host defense mechanisms against the agent and how is the disease caused? What are the typical manifestations of the infection and the complications that can occur? How is the infection diagnosed and what is the differential diagnosis? How is the infection managed, and what preventative measures can be taken to avoid infection?

This standardized approach provides the reader with a logical basis for understanding these diverse and medically important organisms, fully integrating microbiology and immunology throughout.

User’s Reviews

Review “Scientifically, the chapter is accurate…the figures have been well
chosen and they will help the reader to grasp the main points more
readily. It was a pleasure reviewing this material…”Dr Juerg Utzinger,
Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland(referring to Case 32. Schistosoma) “I
like the use of questions to deliver teaching to students. They can easily
identify with what is being discussed and how it fits in with the overall
chapter. It can also quickly direct learning to the appropriate part of
the text and aid revision.”Dr Gordon Ramage, Glasgow Caledonian University,
UK(referring to Case 1. Aspergillus fumigatus) “…this is an extremely
well-written book that would be a useful primer for microbiology – and
medical students in understanding the natural history, diagnosis and
treatment of many of the world’s most important human infectious diseases.
It may also be of benefit to the research scientist, clinical laboratory
scientist and practising infectious disease physicians.” Andrew
Taylor-Robinson, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds,
British Society of Immunology Newsletter

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ I needed this book for my masters and it was a wonderful book that did a
great job teaching the differences between diseases. It’s a keeper.

⭐ this book is GREAT! It is very informative by providing case studies for
all of the diseases within the book. The case studies really help you to
narrow in on what signs and symptoms the patient may show. This book also
shows x-rays and pictures of the disease with the case studies and explains
each of them. After the case study the book will give a question and then
give an in-depth answer to it. At the end of the disease section there is a
short quiz. This book has helped me on so many different infectious
diseases in nursing school to really help me apply the theoritcal
knowledge! It also has me interested in becoming an infectious disease
nurse!

⭐ Great book, great price! You really can’t go wrong! I highly recommend
this product – be sure to pick on up! It will help you in any courses you
are taking in Microbiology or Infectious Disease!

⭐ This book did not satisfy my need of getting a quick necessary information
to get on with essential functions of a primary care physician.It is
written for a person who already knows the field very clearly but it would
confuse a novice in the field.

⭐ This book might be too technical for someone without a background in
immunology. It was the recommended textbook for a graduate class I’m
taking. It has forty chapters and each chapter is a different infectious
disease. Each chapter starts with a small case study and then it explains
the disease step by step. It tells you the microorganism, how it damages
the body, how the body responds, possible symptoms and complications,
treatment and prevention. Nurses will get minimal use out of this book as
they do not treat, diagnose, nor test for pathogens. But Medical students
and Microbiology students will want to keep this on their shelf. The book
also comes with an online glossary available at the publishers website,
unfortunately not all the words they claim to be in the glossary are (but
most are and with Google you can find the rest). Each chapter also has a
summary for those who are too lazy to study and a few end questions to see
if you understood the topic.

⭐ There were only two sentences devoted to ME (CFS) a common and extremely
disabling neuroendocrine immune disease known since the 1980s to be
associated with multiple viral and bacterial infections including
retrovirus infection and b cell lymphomas.

⭐ Very good book ,I recommend it.

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