Published October, 2009
By Laura W. Lamps
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System: Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections provides a unique diagnostic reference text for the pathologic diagnosis of infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

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Published October, 2009
By Kent B. Crossley, Gordon L. Archer, Vance G. Fowler, Kimberly K. Jefferson and K Crossley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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Staphylococci remain the most important cause of hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. and MRSA has become the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infection in many parts of the world.

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Published October, 2009
By Stephen K. Tyring and Anthony Gaspari
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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Dermatologists are being asked to understand the pathophysiology of a number of immune-mediated skin diseases. In addition, a number of new products have appeared on the market during the past decade which requires an understanding of the mechanisms of action of these drugs.

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Published September, 2009
By Matthew E. Falagas
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Meta-analysis is a useful tool for evidence-based medicine. This book contains articles that examine the strengths and limitations of meta-analysis in infectious diseases, the use of meta-analysis in comparing diagnostic tests or treatments, and meta-analysis for specific problems, such as parasitic infections, HIV, and surgical infections.

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Published September, 2009
By Marin H. Kollef, Scott T. Micek, Marin Kollef and Dr. Martin H. Kollef
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covers infectious disease issues encountered in the ICU, including the approach to the febrile patient, management of septic shock, severe community-acquired pneumonia, management of ventilator-associated pneumonia, approach to the immunocompromised host, bloodstream infection, severe soft tissue infections, and meningitis and brain abscess.

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Published September, 2009
By Alberto Rosenblatt, Homero Gustavo de Campos Guidi and Homero Gustavo Campos Guidi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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It reviews new diagnostic methods for virus detection and typing, management of penile and urethral lesions, new treatment modalities including an overview of the use of lasers, the link between HPV and cancer, and new prevention methods with an update on HPV vaccines.

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Published September, 2009
By Franklyn Lisk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Lisk examines the different perspectives of the global response to HIV/AIDS and the role of the different global institutions (multilateral, public and private) involved, including their impact on outcomes.

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Published September, 2009
By Franklyn Lisk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Lisk examines the different perspectives of the global response to HIV/AIDS and the role of the different global institutions (multilateral, public and private) involved, including their impact on outcomes.

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Published August, 2009
By Damien Keown and Charles S. Prebish
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Characterized by its wide range of contents, primary sources, and the depth and quality of its entries, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Buddhism is a complete one-volume reference source, documenting the history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places, concepts and globalization of the Buddhist tradition.

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Published August, 2009
By Graham A.W. Rook and Graham Rook
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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This book takes an interdisciplinary approach in discussing the evidence for and against the so-called 'hygiene hypothesis'. It does so in the context of Darwinian medicine, which deploys our knowledge of evolution in an effort to cast light on human diseases.

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