{"product_id":"respiratory-infections-an-issue-of-clinics-in-laboratory-medicine-volume-34-2-the-clinics-internal-medicine-volume-34-2","title":"Respiratory Infections, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine (Volume 34-2) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 34-2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Respiratory Infections, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine (Volume 34-2) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 34-2) (Kindle, 0 pages) – Elsevier, 2014. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n Acute respiratory infections are responsible for an estimated 4 million deaths annually worldwide, and are the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years. Over 1 million people in the United States are hospitalized each year with pneumonia. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects one third of world’s population. There are more than 1 million tuberculosis-related deaths worldwide each year. Emerging resistance to multiple available antimicrobial agents has hampered the ability to treat tuberculosis and hospital-acquired respiratory infections. The laboratory diagnosis of respiratory infections is an important part of patient management and treatment. In addition to culture isolation of pathogens, advances have been made in a number of non-culture methods. This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicinee reviews state-of-the-art laboratory diagnosis of respiratory infections, as well as the testing of susceptibility to antibiotics and antiviral agents. Among some of the respiratory infections covered are: Cystic fibrosis infections; Pertussis; Pharyngitis; Fungal infections. Among the diagnostic tests are: Interferon gamma release assays; Molecuar diagnosis of TB; Urine antigen tests and discussion of Antibiotic resistance in nosocomial respiratory infections.  ","brand":"Michael J. Loeffelholz PhD D(ABMM)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46068658634986,"sku":"9780323299244","price":78.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/51Sp_7162WL._SY522.jpg?v=1781175988","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/respiratory-infections-an-issue-of-clinics-in-laboratory-medicine-volume-34-2-the-clinics-internal-medicine-volume-34-2","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}