Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections

Dr. Warren S. Joseph is a podiatric and infectious diseases attending at Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He is also a nationally recognised specialist in the treatment of lower extremity infectious diseases. He received his podiatric degree, magna cum laude, from W.M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Joseph completed his postgraduate training in podiatric medicine/surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital, and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, both in Philadelphia. Dr. Joseph is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and sits on the IDSA Diabetic Foot Infection Guidelines Committee. He is also certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine, and currently serves as Editor of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association . Dr. Joseph lectures extensively and his presentations have focused on the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections of the lower extremity. He has authored a number of papers and book chapters in the field of lower extremity infections and is the author of the Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections , now in its third edition.

Part I Diagnosis 1 1. Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Infections 3 Part II Clinical Syndromes 29 2. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 31 3. Bone and Joint Infections 55 4. Infections Following Trauma 83 5. Diabetic Foot Infections 103 6. Surgical Infections 131 7. Fungal Infections 155 Part III Antimicrobial Therapy 191 8. Principles of Antibiotic Usage 193 9. Antibiotic Agents 227 Part IV Microorganisms 293 10. Bacterial Microorgansims 295 11. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus(MRSA) 323 Part V Appendices 345 Appendix 1. Commonly Used Oral Antibiotics and Their Usual Dosages 346 Appendix 2. Generic to Trade Names of Antibiotics Used in Foot Infections 347 Appendix 3. Trade to Generic Names of Antibiotics Used in Foot Infections 350 Appendix 4. Antibiotics Therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections 354 Appendix 5. Select Internet Sites of Interest 355 Appendix 6. Drugs for Bugs 356 Appendix 7. Antibiotic Dosing 358 Part VI Index 373