Traveler's Diarrhea - Rilegato

ERICSSON ET AL

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1550092197 ISBN 13: 9781550092196

Casa editrice: PMPH USA Ltd, 2003

Riassunto

Diarrhea remains a frequent health problem with a substantial impact on professional and leisure travelers alike. While substantial progress has been made in our understanding of the pathogenesis and management of travelers' diarrhea, hygiene and infrastructure in many developing countries have not significantly improved.

Travelers' Diarrhea aims to convey a thorough history, a basic understanding of the discipline, state-of-the-art management recommendations and thoughts for future research. Substantial understanding of the risks of acquiring travelers' diarrhea exists and we continue to learn about differences in host susceptibility. Recent research questions the pivotal role of fluid replacement in the treatment of adults with travelers' diarrhea. An increasing number of medications are available for symptomatic relief and for specific antimicrobial therapy against causal organisms. Modern molecular and genetic techniques, vaccine development, and new production techniques are discussed, in addition to the improvement of public health services around the world.

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Contenuti:

1. Historical Considerations

Part 1: Etiology and Pathogenesis
2. Microbiology
A. The Bacterial Pathogens
B. The Viral Pathogens
C. The Parasitic Pathogens
D. Antimicrobial Resistance
3. Pathogenesis
4. Relative Importance of Pathogens and Non-Infectious Causes

Part 2: Epidemiology and Clinical Features
5. Epidemiology
6. Host Factors and Susceptibility
7. Clinical Features and Syndromes

Part 3: Prevention
8. Non-Immunologic Prevention Strategies
A. Diet and Education about Risks
B. Drugs
9. Immunity and Immunoprophylaxis

Part 4: Treatment
10. General Principles in Self-Treating TD Abroad
11. Initial Diagnostic Approach and Nonspecific Treatment (Diet, ORT, Symptomatic Drugs)
12. Antimicrobial Treatment (including Combination Therapy) and Algorithmic Approach to Treatment

Part 5: Special Hosts and Populations
13. Special Hosts (Immune Compromised, Children, Elderly, Pregnancy)
14. Corporate and Other Short-Term Travelers
15. Diarrhea in Expatriates
16. Outbreaks Associated with Air Travel
17. Diarrhea at Sea and Outbreaks Associated with Cruises
18. Diarrhea in Military Populations
19. Persistent and Chronic Diarrhea in the Returning Traveler

Part 6: The Future - Environmental Control and Disease Prevention
20. The Future: Environmental Control and Disease Prevention

Product Description:

Book by Charles D Ericsson MD Herbert L Dupont Robert Stef

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• Editore: PMPH USA Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1550092197
• ISBN 13: 9781550092196
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 260