Acute respiratory infections /

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common acute medical problem encountered in primary care. Not only are RTIs very common, the spectrum of disease is wide. Clinical management differs according to the characteristics of the infected host and infecting pathogen. Despite these features,...

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Other Authors: Lim, Wei Shen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Oxford respiratory medicine library.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Copyright Page
  • Foreword
  • Symbols and Abbreviations
  • Contributors
  • 1. Acute Respiratory Infections in Primary care
  • 2. Community Acquired Infections in Secondary care
  • 3. Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
  • 4. The Immunocompromised host: (a) Patients with HIV
  • 5. The Immunocompromised host: (b) Patients with Haematological Disorders
  • 6. Pleural Infections
  • 7. Influenza and other Respiratory viral Infections
  • 8. Pneumococcal Respiratory Disease and Vaccines
  • 9. Legionnaires' Disease
  • 10. Less common and Tropical Respiratory tract Infections
  • 11. Antibiotics in Respiratory tract InfectionsIndex.