Infectious disease

 Content: Part 1 Basics. Laboratory diagnosis of infection ; Antimicrobial chemotherapy ; Infection and immunity ; Approach to the patient. --
 Part 2 Cases. Case 1 A 68-year-old woman with bloody diarrhea ; Case 2 A 73-year-old man who has been feeling generally unwell for 2 weeks ; Case 3 A 36-year-old man with hospital-acquired pneumonia ; Case 4 A 26-year-old male with jaundice ; Case 5 A 28-year-old female student with severe headache and drowsiness ; Case 6 A 30-year-old female with a vesicular skin rash ; Case 7 A 37-year-old man with fever and pleuritic pain ; Case 8 A 14-year-old school girl with a rash ; Case 9 A 68-year-old woman with fever and muscle pains ; Case 10 A 35-year-old teacher with fever and chills on return from Malawi ; Case 11 A 32-year-old man with night sweats and fatigue ; Case 12 A 41-year-old male with a red, hot and swollen left lower leg ; Case 13 An 18-year-old female student with vaginal discharge ; Case 14 An outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting on an orthopaedic ward ; Case 15 An antenatal visit ; Case 16 Headache in a 35-year-old South African woman ; Case 17 A 64-year-old man with fever and rigors ; Case 18 A 42-year-man with fever, cough and myalgia ; Case 19 A 75-year-old man with a sore hip ; Case 20 A 24-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukaemia who has developed a fever ; Case 21 A 53-year-old man with fever, severe back pain and abdominal pain ; Case 22 A 20-year-old female student with a rash, fever, myalgia and diarrhea ; Case 23 A 54-year-old man with a cough and night sweats ; Case 24 A 15-year-old boy with fever and a sore throat. --
 Part 3 Self-assessment. MCQs ; EMQs ; SAQs ; Answers ; Index of cases by diagnosis or organism.
 Abstract:             
              Infectious Disease is a core topic within the clinical curriculum and students are expected to recognize, understand and know how to investigate and manage many infectious conditions.                 Read more...