Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 3e [Hardcover]

Peter Abrahams (Author), Sandy Marks (Author), Ralph Hutchings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0723432279 | ISBN-13: 978-0723432272 | Edition: 3

Fully up to date, this 3rd Edition provides a clinically oriented, full-color illustrated review of all aspects of sexually transmitted diseases (STD), including HIV and AIDS. A respected group of international experts presents in-depth discussions on the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of each infection, the tests available to reach a definitive diagnosis, therapeutic options, treatment guidelines, prevention strategies, and management of complications.

• Reviews every known STD in detail.
• Presents full-color illustrations of the clinical manifestations of infections.
• Provides guidance on which diagnostic tests to employ for each infection.
• Discusses the most up-to-date information on antimicrobial susceptibility testing for gonorrhea.
• Includes appendices on the selection and evaluation of diagnostic tests, quality control, and test technologies.
• Offers a consistent layout throughout for easy referencing between chapters.

• Features expanded coverage of HIV, AIDS, and human papilloma virus (HPV) infections, including the latest treatment options.
• Includes the most current diagnostic tests, particularly nucleic and acid-based tests.
• Presents fully updated sections on the genomes of infections, pathogenesis, and host responses to infections.
• Offers developing world perspectives on AIDS.
• Features over 1,100 full-color illustrations, including all-new line drawings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a beautifully presented book ... the complete range of sexually transmissible diseases and the complications of HIV infection and AIDS are covered in a comprehensive and visually outstanding book. I think the book is superb, and should be available to all trainees in genitourinary medicine, infectious disease and dermatology. -- Rob Miller, Middlesex Hospital, UK Br J Hosp Med 19960101 ... An outstanding atlas edited by a trio of authors who are esteemed authorities in STD ...the illustrations are perhaps the most striking I have ever encountered depicting the lesions of STD s... an outstanding addition to infectious disease in general and STD in particular. -- John A Robinson, MD, Loyola University School of Medicine, USA Doody s Medical Reviews 19960101

About the Author

Stephen Morse is director of the AIDS and STD division at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, and as such is at the cutting edge of clinical research in this field. He has been lead editor of the first two editions of the book. King Holmes is the director of the U Wash. Center for STD and AIDS and has played a key role in the development of US clinical treatment protocols for HIV/AIDS. He is the first editor of the leading STD text - Sexually Transmitted Diseases, published by McGraw Hill (1998), and has a huge reputation in this field worldwide. Ron Ballard is a leading expert on STD's and AIDS in developing countries, and was formerly Director of the National STD Center in South Africa. He is now based at the CDC in Atlanta.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (January 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723432279
• ISBN-13: 978-0723432272
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 10.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,515,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)