Emergencies In Infectious Diseases

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Emergencies in Infectious Disease The motivation for this book comes from the fact that Infectious Diseases has not yet developed as aspecialty in the Indian subcontinent, even though India has more medical graduates trained in Clinical Microbiology than any other country. Treatment of infectious diseases by physicians trained in the subject has been shown to significantly improve patient outcomes in the USA. This book is a compilation of 65 cases of severe infectious diseases, all of which, in addition to being treatable, are actually curable. This is not merely a collection of case reports but a case-based learning tool aimed at providing help in rationalizing differential diagnoses based on presentation and relevant physical findings. The most relevant investigations lead to a presumptive diagnosis on which presumptive therapy can be based. Once the patient survives the first 24 - 28 hours, further diagnostic work-up helps to confirm the diagnosis and provide definitive therapy for an appropriate duration. This is perhaps the first time a book on clinical management of severe infections based on the mostlikely pathogens and presumptive use of appropriate antibiotics is being made available to students, trainees and practising physicians and surgeons in the Indian subcontinent.

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Nancy M Khardori was born and raised under the majestic Hinalayas in Kashmir, India. She graduated from Government Medical College in Srinagar and received doctoral training in Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the All India Institute of Medical Sceinces, New Delhi, India. The move to the United States has enabled her to be trained in internal Medicine with a specialization in Infesctious Diseases, which she has been practising and teaching for t he past 25 years. The connection between bench microbiology and bedside medicine is what she considers her profesional highlights. Chand Wattal though born in Kashmir, grew up roaming around most of northern India in his early childhood and late adolescence. He returned to the Kashmir valley for his medical graduation from Government Medical College Srinagar, and subsequently received his doctoral training in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. He has been practising and teaching the subject for more than 25 years. His passion is Clinical Microbiology and its application to Infectious Diseases.Table of ContentsHead and Neck Infections Chest Infections Intra-Abdominal/Pelvic Infections Urinary Tract Infections Spreading Soft Tissue Infections Sepsis Syndrome Choosing Optimal Antimicobial Therapy Emergencies in Infectious Dieseases