cover image - Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323881852
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 05-09-2025
Imprint: Elsevier
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Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition

by Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI, Gerome Escota, MD, Bethany Davies, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPath, MRCP, FHEA, PG Cert MedEd and Jane O’Halloran, MB BCh BAO, PhD

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cover image - Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323881852
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 05-09-2025
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $157.99

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With complete coverage of the most frequently encountered concepts and conditions in infectious disease, Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, is perfect for board review or quick reference in clinical practice. This balanced, high-yield resource uses a high-yield, bulleted outline format of the entire field, with summary tables, boxes, key figures, clinical pearls, mnemonics and memory aids—exactly the information you need for exam preparation or a concise clinical review. This updated second edition has been edited and written by authors who have recently taken the boards and excelled, and who understand the challenges posed by this complex field of study and practice.
    • Covers challenging areas frequently covered on the boards: clinically-relevant microbiology and ID pharmacology, HIV and antiretroviral therapy, infections in immunocompromised hosts, dermatologic manifestations of ID, infection mimics, infection control and prevention, and more
    • Includes expanded information on respiratory infections, including COVID-19; new classification of fungal disease; and emerging topics such as neglected tropical diseases, bioterrorism, and emerging and re-emerging infections
    • Facilitates quick review and maximum retention of information by including hundreds of high-quality illustrations, tables, high-yield boxes, and bulleted lists
    • Contains coverage of all of the topics listed in core ID exam blueprints, as well as practical tips for taking the boards, an ID Memory Aid chapter with flashcards, clinical and board pearls, and more
    • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
    Companion Q&A volume also available: Comprehensive Self-Assessment in Infectious Disease [978-0-323-88392-4]
  • List of Contributors
    Foreword
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    Introduction to the Board Exam
    Abbreviations

    Section 1: High-Yield Microbiology
    1 Bacteriology
    2 Mycology
    3 Virology
    4 Parasitology

    Section 2: Antimicrobial Agents
    5 Antibacterials
    6 Antimycobacterial Agents
    7 Antifungal Agents
    8 Antivirals
    9 Antiparasitic Agents

    Section 3: Select Syndromes and
    Conditions by Body System
    or Pathogen

    10 Fevers and Sepsis
    11 Head and Neck Infections
    12 Central Nervous System Infections
    13 Respiratory Infections
    14 Bacteremia and Central Line–Associated
    Bloodstream Infections,
    Courtney Chrisler
    15 Cardiac and Cardiac Device Infections
    16 Gastrointestinal Infections
    17 Peritonitis, Intraabdominal Abscess,
    Hepatobiliary Infections, Splenic Infections
    18 Obstetric and Gynecologic Infections
    19 Genitourinary Tract Infection
    20 Infections of Pregnancy
    21 Sexually Transmitted Infections
    22 Hepatitis Viruses
    23 Viral Exanthems and Vaccine-Preventable
    Illnesses
    24 Disease Due to Spirochetes, Excluding Syphilis
    25 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Toxin-Mediated
    Diseases
    26 Bone and Joint Infections
    27 Infections Caused by Yeasts and Yeast-Like
    Fungi
    28 Infections Due to Dimorphic Molds
    29 Infections Due to Monomorphic Molds
    30 Arthropod-Borne Diseases
    31 Infections Associated With Animal
    Exposure
    32 Tuberculosis
    33 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections
    and Leprosy
    34 Protozoa
    35 Helminths

    Section 4: Infections in the
    Immunocompromised
    Host

    36 Natural History of HIV
    37 Non-infectious Complications of HIV
    38 Antiretroviral Therapy
    39 Opportunistic Infections in HIV
    40 Infections in Patients With Cancer and
    Immunosuppressive Therapy
    41 Infections in Solid Organ Transplant
    Recipients
    42 Infections in Bone Marrow Transplant
    Recipients
    43 Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

    Section 5: Specialty Topics
    44 Infection Prevention and Control
    45 Adult Immunization
    46 General Principles of Travel Medicine
    47 Bioterrorism
    48 Syndromes That Mimic Infectious Diseases
    49 High-Yield Biostatistics
    50 Commonly Encountered Skin Manifestations in
    Infectious Disease
    51 ID Memory Aids

    Index

  • Andrej Spec, MD, MSCI, Associate Professor, Infectious Disease, Section Chief, Transplant Infectious Disease, Division of Infectious Diseases, John T. Milliken Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Gerome Escota, MD, Infectious Disease Physician, Department of Internal Medicine–Infectious Disease, Park Nicollet Clinic and Specialty Center, St. Louis Park, MN, USA, Bethany Davies, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPath, MRCP, FHEA, PG Cert MedEd, Associate Professor, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Brighton, UK and Jane O’Halloran, MB BCh BAO, PhD, UCD Professor of Infectious Diseases, UCD Centre for Experimental Pathogen Host Research (CEPHR), University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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