Urinary Tract Infection Challenges: Beyond the Basics, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Urinary Tract Infection Challenges: Beyond the Basics, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Kalpana Gupta

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-05-15

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0443246556

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics, guest editor Kalpana Gupta brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Urinary Tract Infection Challenges. This issue aims to serve clinicians and scholars well over the next decade, with the goal of helping the principles that are currently "beyond the basics" become part of everyday armamentarium. - Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Reducing Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria; Diagnostic Stewardship for Urine Cultures; Urinary Tract Infection in Male Patients; Urinary Tract Infection Diagnostic and Management Considerations in People with Spinal Cord Injury and Neurogenic Bladder; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on UTI Challenges, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Hot Topics in Lung Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Hot Topics in Lung Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Rachael Lee

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-03-28

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0443293813

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics, guest editors Rachael Lee and Helen W. Boucher bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Infections. Top experts in the field provide important updates on hot topics such as Viral Pneumonias, Infectious Pulmonary Diseases,Infections in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients, and more. - Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including Opportunistic Infections Post-Lung Transplantation: Viral, Fungal, and Mycobacterial; Novel Approaches to Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Cystic Fibrosis; Coronavirus Disease-2019 in the Immunocompromised Host; Novel and Rapid Diagnostics for Common Infections in the Critically Ill Patient; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on lung infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Advances in the Management of HIV, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Advances in the Management of HIV, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Daniel A. Solomon

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-08-09

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0443293155

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Dr. Daniel A. Solomon and Paul E. Sax bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in the Management of HIV. Top experts in the field review the state of the art in HIV treatment and prevention, discuss challenges and opportunities in reaching especially vulnerable populations, identify treatment challenges in an aging population, and look into the future of antiretroviral therapy, vaccine development, and training the next generation of the HIV workforce. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the pipeline of antiretroviral therapy; HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis; HIV vaccine: promise and challenges; progress in the search for an HIV cure; HIV in the South: an epidemic within an epidemic; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advances in the management of HIV, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Transplant-Related Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Transplant-Related Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Kimberly E. Hanson

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-08-02

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0443183791

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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. - Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including COVID-19 prevention in organ transplant recipients; COVID-19 management in organ transplant recipients; updates in molecular diagnostics in organ transplant recipients; updates in immunizations for organ transplant recipients; data that inform "low hanging fruit antimicrobial stewardship interventions among solid organ transplant recipients; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews of transplant-related infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Advances in the Prevention and Management of Device-Associated Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Advances in the Prevention and Management of Device-Associated Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Vivian H Chu

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-10-21

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0443297096

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Vivian H. Chu brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in the Prevention and Management of Device-Related Infections. Top experts in the field review provide a contemporary summary of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common device-related infections. State-of-the-art coverage includes transcatheter aortic valve implant infections, cochlear implant infections, contact lens-related infections, the role of meta-genomic sequencing in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections, and more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including vascular graft infections; cardiovascular implantable electronic device-associated infections; prosthetic joint infections; breast implant infections; urinary catheter-associated infections; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the prevention and management of device-related infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We’ve Come and Where We’re Going, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We’ve Come and Where We’re Going, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Emily Sydnor Spivak

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-10-27

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0443130841

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Emily Sydnor Spivak and Sage Greenlee bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Antimicrobial Stewardship: Where We Have Come and Where We Are Going. Throughout the last decade, the field of antimicrobial stewardship has undergone exponential growth due to heightened awareness of antimicrobial use and emerging multidrug-resistant organisms. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic and persistent health disparities in the United States. In this issue, top experts provide a recap of the progress made over the last decade in antimicrobial stewardship and provide direction for next steps in this ever-growing field. Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including antimicrobial stewardship and pandemic preparedness: lessons learned from COVID-19; health equity considerations; antimicrobial stewardship at transitions of care; antimicrobial stewardship in immunocompromised populations; health system and tele-antimicrobial stewardship: the role of building networks; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on antimicrobial stewardship, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)

Author: King K. Holmes

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2017-11-06

Total Pages: 1027

ISBN-13: 1464805253

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Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.

Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Puja Van Epps

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-02-21

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0443182256

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in Older Adults. Of the top ten leading causes of death in older adults, two (influenza and pneumonia, and septicemia) are directly related to infection, and infections likely play an important role in several of the other leading causes of death, as well. In this issue, top experts provide important updates on treating and managing infections, including COVID-19, in older adults. - Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including sexually transmitted infections in older adults; resistant bacterial infections in older adults; anticoagulation and COVID-19 in long-term care; antimicrobial stewardship in older adults; prevention of COVID-19 in older adults; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on infections in older adults, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.