Exposure: a Guide to Sources of Infection - Brossura

Stürchler, Dieter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1555813763 ISBN 13: 9781555813765

Casa editrice: ASM Press, 2006

Riassunto

A single reference source for those working to identify infectious disease agents. • Offers comprehensive coverage of infections and infectious agents and provides a starting point for compiling a thorough patient exposure history and initiating the appropriate laboratory testing. • Organizes infectious diseases by major exposure groups and subgroups, and offers an international scope of coverage. • Provides current information on sources of infections, transmission risks, and potential infectious agents, and documents infection risks for individuals, at-risk groups, the community at large, and outbreak situations. • Reviews the taxonomy of most agents that infect humans and a select number of agents that infect animals. • Serves as a resource for clinicians, public health professionals, epidemiologists, and clinical microbiologists.

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Contenuti

Table of Contents I. Animals 1. Animal Bites 2. Domestic Mammels 3. Wild Vertebrates 4. Invertebrates II. Environment 5. Natural Environments 6. Human-Made Environments III. Foods 7. Animal-Derived Foods 8. Plant-Derived Foods 9. Finished Foods 10. Drinking Water and Other Beverages IV. Humans 11. Human Domiciles 12. Human Work 13. Human Leisure and Lifestyle 14. Human Community V. Travel and Transport 15. Human Travel 16. Transported Animals and Goods VI. Nosocomial Infections 17. Noninvasive Procedures 18. Invasive Procedures VII. Agents 19. Taxonomic Overview 20. Genera A to Z Appendix 1. Exposure Checklist Appendix 2. Acronyms Glossary References

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: ASM Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1555813763
• ISBN 13: 9781555813765
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 894
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile