Tropical Diseases, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 26-2 - June 11, 2012
- Latest edition
- Authors: Alimuddin Zumla, Jennifer Keiser
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 3 8 8 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 4 4 1 0 - 7
Tropical diseases pose an increasing problem for US and international travellers who travel to tropical regions. Physicians need to be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical,… Read more
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Tropical diseases pose an increasing problem for US and international travellers who travel to tropical regions. Physicians need to be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious, and parasitic diseases that patients may be exposed to. This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics includes articles written by global experts and includes topics such as range/classification of tropical diseases, venomous bites and stings, malaria, and bacterial gastrointestinal infections.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 26-2
- Published: June 11, 2012
- Language: English
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Alimuddin Zumla
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Infectious Disease and International Health, University College London, Royal Free and University College, London Medical School; Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK; Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK; Honorary consultant physician, St. Luke’s Hospital for the Clergy, London; Honorary Professor, Liverpool SJK
Jennifer Keiser
Dr. Keiser holds a diploma in Pharmacy and a Ph.D. degree in Medical Parasitology from the University of Basel. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Princeton University, New Jersey, U.S.A. in 2003.
Her research interests include in vitro and in vivo evaluation of compounds for activity against food-borne trematodiasis, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, preclinical studies of pharmacokinetics and metabolism, drug resistance, mechanism of action studies and proof-of concept clinical trials. Dr. Keiser has published more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed literature.
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology Department, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland