{"product_id":"infectious-disease-in-the-aging-thomas-yoshikawa-9781603275330","title":"Infectious Disease in the Aging: A Clinical Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eBecause aging is accompanied by a steady decline in resistance to infectious diseases, the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases in the elderly is not only much more complex, but also often quite different from that for younger patients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the second edition of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfectious Disease in the Aging: A Clinical Handbook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a panel of well known and highly experienced geriatric physicians and infectious disease experts review the most important common infections affecting the elderly and delineate their well-proven diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive techniques. Among the illnesses discussed are urinary tract infections, pneumonia, ocular infections, tuberculosis, and fungal and viral infections. In addition, there are detailed discussions of sepsis, infective endocarditis, intraabdominal infections, bacterial meningitis, osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, and prosthetic device infections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Yoshikawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603275339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603275330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 87","brand":"Thomas Yoshikawa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068771594495,"sku":"9781603275330","price":329.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_086235cc-4c81-4527-ad98-e84168d1d5d4.jpg?v=1685420908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infectious-disease-in-the-aging-thomas-yoshikawa-9781603275330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}