Written by an international team of authors specializing in microbiology and infectious disease, this new edition of Evidenced-based Infectious Diseases presents practical, up-to-date information on the care of individual patients suffering from infectious diseases. Each chapter addresses a series of focused clinical questions addressed in a systematic fashion, including a comprehensive literature search, and a rating of the quality of evidence using principles of the GRADE framework. Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases is the ideal reference work for all those involved with microbiology, infectious diseases, and clinical management.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Preface xi
1 Introduction to Evidence‐based Infectious Diseases 1
Dominik Mertz, Nick Daneman, and Fiona Smaill
Part 1 Specific Diseases 11
2 Skin and Soft‐tissue Infections 13
Douglas Austgarden and Guilio DiDiodato
3 Bone and Joint Infections 23
Nora Renz and Andrej Trampuz
4 Infective Endocarditis 37
Bahareh Ghadaki and Deborah Yamamura
5 Meningitis and Encephalitis 53
Christopher E. Kandel and Wayne L. Gold
6 Community‐acquired Pneumonia 73
Mark Downing and Jennie Johnstone
7 Healthcare‐associated Pneumonia 81
Jennie Johnstone and Mark Downing
8 Tuberculosis 87
Peter Daley and Marek Smieja
9 Clostridium Difficile Infection in Adults 99
Louis Valiquette
10 Urinary Tract Infections 107
Thomas Fekete
11 Sexually Transmitted Infections 127
Courtney A. Thompson, Darrell H. S. Tan, and Kaede Sullivan
12 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 149
Ali Amini, Monique Andersson, Ravindra Gupta, and Brian Angus
13 Hepatitis 181
Lise Bondy and Michael S. Silverman
14 Influenza 193
Ashley Roberts and Joanne M. Langley
15 Critical Care 201
Bram Rochwerg and Jocelyn A. Srigley
Part 2 Special Populations 215
16 Infection Prevention and Control 217
Graham M. Snyder and Eli N. Perencevich
17 Antimicrobial Stewardship 235
Alainna J. Jamal and Andrew M. Morris
18 Infections in Neutropenic Hosts 251
Eric J. Bow
19 Infections in General Surgery 269
Paul A. Moroz and Christine H. Lee
20 Infections in Healthcare Workers 279
Gregory W. Rose
Index 287
