A clinical focus, reader-friendly format, and international scope make this landmark, two-volume reference unique among encyclopedic infectious disease resources. More than 300 worldwide experts cover all aspects of the investigation, diagnosis, and clinical management of every infectious condition. Abundant "Practice Points" convey valuable clinical pearls from the authors. The comprehensively updated 2nd Edition features an even more geographically diverse set of contributors than its predecessor, as well as brand-new information on nosocomial infections, HIV/AIDS, and many other timely topics.More up to date-with expanded and updated coverage of nonsocomial infections and hospital infection control/antibiotic policies, HIV/AIDS infections in travelers, fungal infections, including new anti-fungal drug therapies currently under development, and much more. More user-friendly-with a consistent full-color format throughout. More efficient in its approach to differential diagnosis-discussing conditions in proportion to their incidence. More international in scope-featuring editors and authors, patient photographs, and treatment perspectives from around the world. More evidence-based-providing up-to-date supportive research data for therapeutic recommendations wherever available. More richly illustrated-with hundreds more full-color photographs and figures. WWW.IDREFERENCE.COM:
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PC: Windows 98 or higher
Pentium processore-based PC
32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
10 MB of available hard disk space
2x or faster CD-ROM drive
800x600 resolution VGA monitor supporting thousands of color (16-bit or greater)
Internet connection
Mac: Mac OS 9 or higher
64 MB of RAM
10 MB of available hard disk space
2x or faster CD-ROM drive
800x600 resolution VGA monitor supporting thousands of color (16-bit or greater)
Internet connection
Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.
