Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases

List of Contributors vii
 
Preface xi
 
1 Introduction to Evidence-based Infectious Diseases 1
Dominik Mertz, Nick Daneman, and Fiona Smaill
 
Part 1 Specific Diseases 11
 
2 Skin and Soft-tissue Infections 13
Douglas Austgarden and Guilio DiDiodato
 
3 Bone and Joint Infections 23
Nora Renz and Andrej Trampuz
 
4 Infective Endocarditis 37
Bahareh Ghadaki and Deborah Yamamura
 
5 Meningitis and Encephalitis 53
Christopher E. Kandel and Wayne L. Gold
 
6 Community-acquired Pneumonia 73
Mark Downing and Jennie Johnstone
 
7 Healthcare-associated Pneumonia 81
Jennie Johnstone and Mark Downing
 
8 Tuberculosis 87
Peter Daley and Marek Smieja
 
9 Clostridium Difficile Infection in Adults 99
Louis Valiquette
 
10 Urinary Tract Infections 107
Thomas Fekete
 
11 Sexually Transmitted Infections 127
Courtney A. Thompson, Darrell H. S. Tan, and Kaede Sullivan
 
12 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 149
Ali Amini, Monique Andersson, Ravindra Gupta, and Brian Angus
 
13 Hepatitis 181
Lise Bondy and Michael S. Silverman
 
14 Influenza 193
Ashley Roberts and Joanne M. Langley
 
15 Critical Care 201
Bram Rochwerg and Jocelyn A. Srigley
 
Part 2 Special Populations 215
 
16 Infection Prevention and Control 217
Graham M. Snyder and Eli N. Perencevich
 
17 Antimicrobial Stewardship 235
Alainna J. Jamal and Andrew M. Morris
 
18 Infections in Neutropenic Hosts 251
Eric J. Bow
 
19 Infections in General Surgery 269
Paul A. Moroz and Christine H. Lee
 
20 Infections in Healthcare Workers 279
Gregory W. Rose
 
Index 287

Edited by
 
Dr. Dominik Mertz, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University and Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
 
Dr. Fiona Smaill, Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and Medical Microbiologist, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
 
Dr. Nick Daneman, Clinician-Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada