University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, Fourth Edition, Chapter 10

Infectious Disease

A word on antibiotics: The overuse of antibiotics has led to a problem with microbial resistance. Be judicious in your use of antibiotics. Reserve newer agents (linezolid for gram-positive organisms and quinupristin-dalfopristin) for cases in which they are the only alternative. Gram stain results are interpreted in Table 10-1.

Contents

1. Principles Of Culturing
2. Infestations
3. Tuberculosis
4. Immunosuppressed Host
5. Sepsis
6. Fever Of Unknown Origin
7. Lyme Disease
8. Ehrlichiosis
9. Babesiosis
10. Leptospirosis
11. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
12. Bacterial Endocarditis
13. Malaria

Bibliography

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