Main description:

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Michael Malone, is devoted to Infectious Disease. Articles in this issue include: Tick-borne Illnesses; Mosquito-Borne Diseases; Mite and Bed Bug Infections; Pertussis; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; UTI Antibiotic Resistance in the U.S; Emergence of Global Antibiotic Resistance; Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Pneumonia; Common Central Nervous System Infections; Common Gastrointestinal Infections; Role of Complimentary and Alternative Therapies in Infectious Disease; Health Guidelines for Travel Abroad; Aquatic Infections; and Infections During Pregnancy.

Contents:

Foreword: "Tick, Tick, Tick."

Preface: Infectious Disease Topics for Primary Care

Tick-Borne Illnesses in the United States

Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Mite and Bed Bug Infections

Pertussis: The Whooping Cough

Skin Infections

Urinary Tract Infection Antibiotic Resistance in the United States

Emergence of Global Antibiotic Resistance

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Pneumonia

Central Nervous System Infections

Common Gastrointestinal Infections

Role of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Infectious Disease

Health Guidelines for Travel Abroad

Approach to Aquatic Skin Infections

Infections During Pregnancy