Description: Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases is a core text that will appeal to medical students, junior doctors, allied health professionals and general practitioners who want a concise introduction to the subject. The book integrates basic science with clinical practice, and serves as a reference for the practitioner as well as the student. The first section deals with the general principles of infectious disease, including immunology and immunization, chemotherapy and hospital acquired infection. Section 2 covers system-based infection. Each chapter has a consistent structure which opens with an analysis of the causes, distinguishing features, differential diagnosis, complications, investigation and treatment on presenting clinical syndromes. The second part highlights the most important infections within each system and incorporates more detailed information including subsections on epidemiology, pathology and pathogenesis, prognosis and prevention. Section 3 describes the infection of the immunocompromised host and section 4 covers zoonoses, tropical diseases and helminths. Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases is an essential purchase for anyone who needs a crash course in the subject.

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