Infectious Diseases 2 vols

Clinically focused, reader-friendly and international in scope, this two-volume reference contains more than 300 global experts. It covers all aspects of the investigation, diagnosis, and clinical management of every infectious condition. Practice points convey valuable clinical pearls from the authors. The comprehensively updated second edition features information on nosocomial infections, HIV/AIDS and many other topics.Donald Armstrong is an immensely experienced and well-respected clinician and teacher, now sem-retired but still working part-time in the busy setting of Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City, wher he is Chief of the ID service. Known especially for his work on AIDS and the immunocompromised host, he is Past President of the Infectious Disease Society of America. Jonathan Cohen is one of the few Professors of ID in the UK. Extremely dynamic, he is the founder member and Chairman of the Clinical Infection Society and is internationally respected for his work on sepsis. Both Lead Editors have worked extensively outside their native countries, Donald Armstrong in China and Thailand, Jonathan Cohen in the USA