TDS - Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine

Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine

5th Ed.

Robert Davidson; Andrew J. Brent; Anna C. Seale; Lucille Blumberg

ISBN-13: 978-0-19-881085-8

eISBN-13: 978-0-19-253890-1

Infectious Diseases

Description

The Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, fifth edition is the definitive resource for medical problems in tropical regions, and in low-resource settings. Comprehensive in scope, and concise in style, this portable guide ensures that you always have the vital information you need at your fingertips. Fully revised and updated for its fifth edition, it is now even better than ever. The chapter on HIV medicine has been significantly updated, and other revisions include up-to-date guidance on viruses such as COVID-19 and Ebola, improved vaccine regimens, and rabies prophylaxis. With the clear, easy-reference style of the trusted Oxford Handbook format, written and reviewed by an international team of clinical experts, this is a truly global handbook and an essential resource. Make sure you never leave home without it!

Key Points:

• Comprehensively updated to include all relevant changes in the field
• Fast access to practical, evidence-based advice on diagnosis, clinical features, and management
• A lifeline for all those working with tropical diseases or in low-resource and tropical settings

New to this Edition:

• Includes a major revision and update of the chapter on HIV Medicine, to reflect recent advances
• Provides a thorough revision of guidance on viruses such as COVID-19, Arboviruses, and zoonotic hemorrhagic fever viruses including Ebola
• Follows updated WHO guidelines for HIV, TB, and rabies pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis
• Updated with simpler and shorter regimens for vaccines, improving cost effectiveness and dose sparing for vaccines and rabies immunoglobulin

Doody's Reviews

Score: 99/100

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Quotes, Reviews or Testimonials

"This is a highly useful handbook for clinicians in tropical disease environments. The topics are presented with tremendous clarity and economy of language. The references and sources are up to date. The practical management of medical conditions in the tropics is well covered, including alternative treatment pathways for situations where first-line medical treatment is not possible...
Overall, this is a valuable, one-stop reference manual. The book provides comprehensive information regarding multiple and complex facets of disease identification and management, preventing additional, unnecessary lookups and resources."

-- Kenneth Schaefle, MD (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Doody's Review

"This new edition is a more comprehensive clinical handbook than its predecessors, with new sections on obstetric emergencies, pediatric HIV, antibiotic stewardship, healthcare in humanitarian crises, and enhanced sections on noncommunicable diseases as well as updates on HIV, TB, malaria, diarrheal diseases, and tropical diseases. This is a useful resource for healthcare providers who work in limited-resource settings and/or in tropical areas."

-- Jason Beste, MD (University of Washington School of Medicine) Doody's Review

"Based on current WHO guidelines, this is a well written, comprehensive handbook of clinical tropical medicine that will be useful for practitioners in isolated settings."

-- Winnie Ooi, MD, MPH, DMD (Harvard Medical School) Doody's Review - previous edition

Audience

Trainees and clinicians in the tropics, medical officers working in district or rural level hospitals, or in private practice in the developing world, junior doctors on electives and medical students. Nursing and paramedical staff in the tropics.