Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases

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