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Tropical and Parasitic Infections in the Intensive Care Unitby Charles Feldman
Springer 2005; US$ 149.00In the past, many tropical and parasitic infections were confined to tropical areas of the world located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. However, with the increase in air travel and tourism and the changing patterns of immigration, an increasing number of individuals are coming into contact with these infectious agents and transmission across the world has been enhanced. Tropical and Parasitic Infections in the Intensive Care Unit provides an international perspective on this topic and an overview of those infections that may cause critical illness. Charles Feldman, MB BCh., PhD, FRCP, FCP (SA) is a Professor of Pulmonology, Chief Physician and Head, Pulmonology Division of the University of the Witwatersrand Medical... more...
Health Research in Developing Countriesby Heiko Becher; Bocar Kouyaté
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2005; US$ 135.00Health research in developing countries has many facets. On one side, malaria and AIDS as main causes of morbidity and mortality are a focus for clinical and epidemiological studies. On the other side, the need for improving the health care system in general cannot be overestimated.The book offers a survey of current and important topics of health research in developing countries. Special emphasis is placed to show that cooperation of different health research areas if of highest importance in future. In addition the CRSN (Burkina Faso) - University of Heidelberg collaboration is given as a model that allows high class research in remote areas of any developing country.An absolutely must for all who are working in clinical, epidemiological... more...
District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries, Part 1by Monica Cheesbrough
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 116.00A practical bench manual on the organization and management of community laboratory services. more...
District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countriesby Monica Cheesbrough
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 113.00A practical and well-illustrated guide to microbiological, haematological, and blood transfusion techniques. more...
Tropical Medicineby Gordon Cook
Elsevier 2007; US$ 61.95This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Manson?s Tropical Diseases , this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline. more...
Tropical Diseases in Travelersby Eli Schwartz
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 183.95Covering all the major tropical diseases that present a health risk to travelers, this book is an invaluable resource for all practitioners who encounter the post travel patient. With emphasis on clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment, it is the first book to summarize the knowledge of post travel presentations in the otherwise non-immune and non-endemic population and will aid clinicians to evaluate travelers’ symptoms. The book is divided into three parts. The first is an overview of key aspects of travel medicine; the second contains a detailed discussion of multiple viral, bacterial and parasitic infections. The third part provides a syndromic approach to patients with common travel complaints such as diarrhea, fever and respiratory... more...
Melioidosis and Glanders: Global Status 2010 editionby Stephen Berger; GIDEON Informatics
Gideon Informatics 2010; US$ 49.00Melioidosis and Glanders: Global Status is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON database ( www.gideononline.com ) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by country name. Each section is divided into six subsections. 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Global status of the disease 4. Potential use in Bioterrorism 5. Status of the disease in a specific country 6. References Melioidosis and Glanders: Global Status includes... more...
Dracunculiasis: Global Status 2010 editionby Stephen Berger; GIDEON Informatics
Gideon Informatics 2010; US$ 49.00Dracunculiasis: Global Status is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON database ( www.gideononline.com ) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by country name. Each section is divided into five subsections. 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Global status of the disease 4. Status of the disease in a specific country 5. References more...
Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseasesby Peter J. Hotez
ASM Press 2008; US$ 29.95Written in accessible, straightforward language, Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases thoroughly explains the most significant neglected tropical diseases, including social and economic aspects, public health concerns, and preventative measures. more...
WHO Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases 2010by World Health Organization
World Health Organization 2010; US$ 25.00Neglected tropical diseases blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These close companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global public health outcomes. Wider recognition of the public health significance of neglected tropical diseases and better knowledge of their epidemiology have stimulated necessary changes in public health thinking to approach and achieve control. The World Health Organization recommends five control strategies or intervention processes: preventive chemotherapy, intensified case management, vector control, veterinary public health, and safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Although... more...









