Clinical Practice in Sexually Transmissible Infections

Combines coverage of clinical practice in sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health with a comprehensive collection of 500 color photographs to illustrate the key features of this worldwide problem. This title emphasizes the clinical approach to the management of the patient with a sexually transmissible infection.

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This new, one-stop reference source combines authoritative coverage of clinical practice in sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health with a unique and comprehensive collection of 500 superb color photographs to illustrate the key features of this worldwide problem. Each chapter follows a logical format: Introduction, Virology, Pathology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Complications of Infection, Laboratory Diagnosis, Management, Prevention of Transmission, and Special Circumstances. Emphasizing the clinical approach to the management of the patient with a sexually transmissible infection, it contains sufficient basic science to allow the reader to examine critically the rationale behind the available diagnostic tests and treatments.