Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS E-Book

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Sep 17, 2010 - Medical - 400 pages

The Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 4th Edition, by Drs. Stephen A. Morse, King K. Holmes, Adele A. Moreland, MD, and Ronald C. Ballard, provides you with an exclusive gallery of STD and AIDS images so you can better diagnose and treat these diseases. Approximately 1,100 unique images – most in full color and 30% new to this edition – depict the clinical signs associated with each type of infection. You’ll also find expert guidance on new vaccines, screening techniques, treatment guidelines, and best practices in the field.

  • Get expert advice on the tests available to reach a definitive diagnosis and review therapeutic options, treatment guidelines, prevention strategies, and management of complications.

  • Access appendices on the selection and evaluation of diagnostic tests, quality control, and test technologies.
  • Effectively diagnose all types of STDs and HIV/AIDS with approximately 1,100 images—most in full color and more than 30% new to this edition―that depict the epidemiology as well as the clinical manifestations of these diseases.

  • Effectively utilize new vaccines for HPV and Hepatitis B, new screening tests for Chlamydia, new drugs under development, new treatment guidelines and best practices in HIV screening, and much more.
 

Contents

Genital and Dermatologic Examination
1
Gonorrhea
24
Infections Caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis
40
Genital Mycoplasmas
64
Vaginal Infections
76
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
94
Syphilis
111
Chancroid
141
Genital Human Papillomavirus Infections
186
Viral Hepatitis
203
Sexually Transmissible Infections in Infants Children and Adolescents
287
Infestations
324
Syndromic Management
337
The Laboratory Diagnosis of STDs Principles Selection and Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests
345
Media Stains Reagents and Test Procedures
355
Index
366

Donovanosis
157
Genital Herpes
169
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About the author (2010)

Dr. Morse attended graduate school at the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received his M.S.P.H. (’66) in environmental chemistry and biology and a Ph.D. (’69) in microbiology. In 1984, he joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as Director of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Research Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID); and in 1996, became the Associate Director for Science of the newly created Division of AIDS, STDs and Tuberculosis Laboratory Research. From 1999 - 2007, he served as the Associate Director for Science, Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response where he worked on national and international bioterrorism-related issues. In 2008, he became the Associate Director for Environmental Microbiology, CDC. He has published 325 peer reviewed articles, books and chapters.

Bibliographic information

TitleAtlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS E-Book
AuthorsStephen A. Morse, King K. Holmes, Ronald C. Ballard
Edition4
PublisherElsevier Health Sciences, 2010
ISBN0702047643, 9780702047640
Length400 pages
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Medical / Infectious Diseases
  
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