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Endocarditis Essentials

Author(s): John L. Brusch, MD, Department of Medicine and Infectious Disease Service, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763781668
  • Paperback    264 pages      © 2011
Price: International Sales $31.95 US List
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Endocarditis Essentials 2011 is a concise, current and practical review of the epidemiology, evaluation, treatment and prevention of infective endocarditis. Written by experts in the field, this quick reference guide provides useful information for cardiologists, residents, fellows and other clinicians interested in the clinical and pathological features of infective endocarditis.

 

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Chapter  1  Overview of Endocarditis
Chapter  2  Diagnostic, Clinical, and Laboratory Infective Endocarditis Clues
Chapter  3  Blood Cultures
Chapter  4  Subacute Native Valve Endocarditis
Chapter  5  Acute Native Valve Endocarditis
Chapter  6  Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Abusers
Chapter  7  Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
Chapter  8  Infective Endocarditis of Pacemakers and Other Intracardiac Devices
Chapter  9  Health-Care-Associated Infective Endocarditis
Chapter  10  Infective Endocarditis of Immunocompromised Patients
Chapter  11  Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis
Chapter  12  Medical Management
Chapter  13  Surgical Management
Chapter  14  Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis
Chapter  15  Mimics of Endocarditis
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John L. Brusch, MD-Department of Medicine and Infectious Disease Service, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

John L. Brusch is associate chief of medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance and medical director of Somerville Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America. He serves on the editorial boards of Infectious Disease Practice and e-Medicine. He has written extensively on endocarditis and on cardiac and prosthetic device infections.

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