Published November, 2006
By Tobias Welte, Norbert Suttorp and Reinhard Marre
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. The goal of this volume is to present state-of-the-art knowledge on epidemiology, clinical presentation, immunology, pathology, and diagnosis of CAP including the identification of "new pathogens".

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Published November, 2006
By Helena I. Boshoff, Clifton E. Barry, III and Clifton E. Barry
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Drug Research
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This book brings together the various fields of functional genomics and systems biology that provide information on metabolic function. The book includes practical examples from the various "omic" sciences as well as theoretical examples of how integrated knowledge of these sciences can be applied to drug discovery.

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Published November, 2006
By Kwan-Leung Chan, John Embil and John M. Embil
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Management is an important resource of clinical information that provides relevant information on the diagnosis and management of endocarditis. It is useful to all practitioners who are involved in the care of these critically ill patients.

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Published November, 2006
By I.W. Fong and Kenneth Alibek
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century
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This volume provides guidance and answers to frequently asked questions in infectious diseases, thus facilitating improved patient care, prudent and cost effective management and investigation of these disorders. Uniquely, this volume directly discusses several controversies regarding infectious diseases from the 21st century.

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Published November, 2006
By Norman Gratz and Norman G. Gratz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This important new reference details the distribution, prevalence and incidence of each of these diseases in Europe, the USA and Canada, along with detailed descriptions of their vectors, reservoirs and public health concerns. Essential reading for medical entomologists, medical zoologists, public health authorities and epidemiologists.

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Published November, 2006
By Didier Bessis, Camille Franchs, Bernard Guillot, Jean-Jacques Guilhou, Camille Francs, C. Francès, B. Guillot and J.-J. Guilhou
Publisher: Springer (Springer Editions)
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Published October, 2006
By Patrick Johnston, R A J Spence, Rod Hay, R.A.J. Spence and R. Hay
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Infection in the cancer patient is extremely common, either precipitated by the cancer itself or by the cancer therapies. Virtually all cancer patients develop an infection during their illness, often life-threatening and requiring urgent treatment. This book describes the presentation and management of all infections met by the clinician.

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Published October, 2006
By Hans D. Ochs, C. I. Edvard Smith, Jennifer M. Puck and C. I. Edward Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Presents discussions of gene identification, mutation detection, and clinical and research applications for over 100 genetic immune disorders - disorders featuring an increased susceptibility to infections and, in, certain conditions, an increased rate of malignancies and autoimmune disorders.

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Published September, 2006
By Mervyn Singer, Edward Abraham and E. Abraham
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
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There have been tremendous advances in understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in sepsis and contributing to the development of multiple organ dysfunction and mortality in this setting. The chapters in this book provide up-to-date insights into important pathways that are initiated by sepsis.

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Published September, 2006
By Christopher S. Stevenson, Lisa A. Marshall and Douglas W. Morgan
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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In Vivo Models of Inflammation (Vol. 2) provides biomedical researchers in both the pharmaceutical industry and academia with a description of the state-of-the-art animal model systems used to emulate diseases with components of inflammation.

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