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

Gastrointestinal Infections, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Purchase options

Info / Buy

LIMITED OFFER

Save 50% on book bundles

Immediately download your ebook while waiting for your print delivery. No promo code needed.

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Request a sales quote

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. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Candida esophagitis, Acute bacterial gastroenteritis, Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhea, 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

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health

Gastrointestinal Infections, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Purchase options

Save 50% on book bundles

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

M. Nedim. N. Ince