Product Description

Widely acknowledged as the definitive reference source of its kind, Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases is back-in a new, 5th Edition! Authored by a "who's who" of experts from around the world, this 2-volume set encompasses all that is currently known about the microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents. Lavishly illustrated and exhaustively referenced, it is a complete, essential compendium of knowledge on this vast and complex subject.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1087900 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 3263 pages

Review
With each revision PPID remains the standard. The latest edition...raises the measure of excellence to a new level...The definitive work in the field. JAMA Other textbooks of Infectious Diseases come and go but nothing compares with Mandell. Richard Benn

Book Info
Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville. Brandon/Hill Medical List. For practitioners, residents, and students. Discusses major clinical syndromes, pathologic microbes, and special problems in infectious disease. Previous edition: c1995. Includes new chapters, including human genetics and infections. DNLM: Communicable Diseases.

About the Author
Gerald L. Mandell, MD, Professor of Medicine, Owen R. Cheatham Professor of the Sciences; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA.
John E. Bennett, MD, Head, Clinical Mycology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Raphael Dolin, MD, Dean for Clinical Programs, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;