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Gastrointestinal Infections, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 50-2 - June 3, 2021
- Editor: M. Nedim. N. Ince
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 3 5 9 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 3 5 9 9 - 2
In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, Guest Editors M. Nedim. N. Ince and David E. Elliott bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Infections.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, Guest Editors M. Nedim. N. Ince and David E. Elliott bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Infections. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Candida esophagitis, Acute bacterial gastroenteritis, Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and more.
- Provides concise and comprehensive coverage of the issues physicians face every day.
- Presents the latest information on a timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field.
- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Helicobacter pylori infection; Viral gastroenteritis in special patient populations; Rare causes of hepatitis; Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome; and more.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Fungal Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Key points
- Risk factors
- Gastrointestinal candidiasis
- Mucormycosis
- Aspergillosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Blastomycosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Clinics care points
- Helicobacter pylori Infection
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Transmission
- Basic microbiology
- Characteristics vital to establishing persistent infection
- Pathogenesis
- Clinical consequences of Helicobacter pylori infection
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Pediatric considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Characteristics of major bacterial pathogens associated with acute gastroenteritis
- Predisposing factors
- Complications and sequelae of acute bacterial enteritis
- Advances in diagnostic testing and the impact of molecular culture-independent methods
- Therapy
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Viral Acute Gastroenteritis in Special Populations
- Key points
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Norovirus and rotavirus acute gastroenteritis
- Other causes of acute gastroenteritis
- Immunocompromised host
- Traveler’s diarrhea
- Diagnosis of infectious acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea
- Diagnostic tests
- Diagnosis in the immunocompromised host
- Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome
- Management of viral acute gastroenteritis
- Antiviral treatment
- Prevention of viral acute gastroenteritis
- Clinics care points
- A Review of Clostridioides difficile Infection and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathogenesis and risk factors
- Clinical manifestation and diagnosis
- Management
- Infection control and prevention
- Summary/future direction
- Clinics care points
- Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Tuberculosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cause and epidemiology
- Pathogenesis and pathophysiology
- Clinical evaluation
- Clinical forms
- Antituberculosis therapy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Track and Liver
- Key points
- Introduction
- Protozoal gastroenteritis
- Giardia gastroenteritis
- Intestinal cryptosporidiosis
- Cystoisospora gastroenteritis
- Amebic dysentery
- Helminth infections
- Nematodes (roundworms)
- Cestodes (tapeworms)
- Trematodes (flukes)
- Helminths as immune modulators
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Hepatic Manifestations of Nonhepatotropic Infectious Agents Including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2, Adenovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus, and Coxiella burnetii
- Key points
- Introduction
- COVID-19 hepatitis
- Adenovirus hepatitis
- Hepatitis caused by Coxiella burnetii
- Viral hepatitis caused by flaviviruses
- Yellow fever
- Viral hepatitis caused by filoviruses
- Other rare infections of the liver
- Clinics care points
- Acute Cholangitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Prognosis
- Clinical management
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Infectious Gastroenteritis in Transplant Patients
- Key points
- Introduction
- Bacterial infections
- Viral infections
- Parasitic infections
- Fungal infections
- Diagnostic approach to infectious diarrhea
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Potential Prenatal Origins of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Overview of necrotizing enterocolitis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Post-infection Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Epidemiology and natural history
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathophysiology of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Management of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- A new name for an old diagnosis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Intra-abdominal and Anorectal Abscesses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Intra-abdominal abscess diagnosis
- Intra-abdominal abscess causes and treatment
- Anorectal abscess causes, classification, and diagnosis
- Anorectal abscess treatment
- Anorectal abscess complications
- Additional consideration: Crohn’s disease
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 50-2
- Published: June 3, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323835985
- eBook ISBN: 9780323835992
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M. Nedim. N. Ince
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Health Care, Carver College of Medicine