Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme 1st Edition

Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198801740,0198801742

Product details:

• ISBN 10:  0198801742
• ISBN 13: 9780198801740
• Author: Cheuk Yan William Tong , Caryn Rosmarin , Armine Sefton

Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme is the first book covering the complete CIT curriculum. Following the format of the CIT certificate examination, each chapter ends with three single best answer multiple choice questions accompanied by in-depth discussions. This extensive content helps students appreciate the breadth of knowledge required, emphasises how the different aspects of the field are related, and is an essential tool for those preparing for the CIT certificate examination.

Written by a multi-disciplinary team of medical microbiologists, virologists, infectious disease physicians, clinical scientists, biomedical scientists, public health specialists, HIV clinicians, and infection control nurses, this well-illustrated and easy to use book offers a unique insight into infectious diseases. It is the perfect primer for further study, a starting point for medical students and professionals wishing to learn more about the different topics within the infection specialty, and ideal for biomedical scientists looking to broaden their clinical understanding of the field beyond the diagnostic test.

Table contents:

Section 1: The basic biology of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites

Section 2: Microbiology, virology and laboratory practice

Section 3: Health and safety

Section 4: Principles of public health in relation to communicable diseases

Section 5: Infection prevention and control

Section 6: Important clinical syndromes

Section 7: Understanding use of antimicrobial agents

Section 7: Vaccination

Section 9: The management of HIV infection

Section 10: Travel and geographical health

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