Descripción

Libro impreso de referencia internacional en enfermedades infecciosas, diseñado para el uso clínico en hospitales, servicios de microbiología clínica y anatomía patológica. Esta obra en 2 volúmenes proporciona una cobertura exhaustiva de la epidemiología, etiología, patogénesis, inmunología y tratamiento de las infecciones.

Incluye organización dual por agentes etiológicos y síndromes clínicos, facilitando el diagnóstico diferencial en la práctica médica diaria. Aborda infecciones bacterianas, virales, fúngicas y parasitarias, junto con sepsis, infecciones nosocomiales, enfermedades emergentes y COVID-19.

Integra avances en diagnóstico molecular, microbioma humano, resistencias antimicrobianas y terapias innovadoras como anticuerpos monoclonales y fagoterapia. Recurso esencial para patólogos, infectólogos y especialistas hospitalarios implicados en el diagnóstico clínico.

Obra de alta profundidad científica con más de 1500 imágenes en color, ideal para consulta en entorno hospitalario y bibliotecas médicas.

Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Infectious Disease

Offering more in-depth coverage of epidemiology, etiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents than any other infectious disease resource, Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 10th Edition, remains your #1 choice for authoritative, comprehensive information in this challenging field. Meticulously updated by a new editorial team led by Drs. Martin J. Blaser, Jeffrey I. Cohen, and Steven M. Holland, this two-volume masterwork brings together the knowledge and expertise of more than 650 contributing authors who are outstanding scholars and experts in their fields. For ID specialists and general practitioners alike, PPID provides a balanced, detailed perspective for any patient you encounter with a complex or difficult-to-treat infectious disease. Encyclopedic in its depth, contents, and referencing, PPID-10 is the one infectious disease book that needs to be on every practitioner’s shelf and in every medical library.

Key Features

• Organizes content both by individual pathogens and by important clinical syndromes, broadening the context to clearly present relevant, complex clinical information.
• Contains multiple new chapters on both SARS-CoV-2 and anti-fungal therapy, as well as new chapters on bacteriophages and related agents, infections following traumatic injuries, communication to the public about infectious diseases, and the effects of climate change on infectious diseases.
• Provides up-to-date coverage of recent advances in the field: an increasing understanding of the agents, immune responses, and the growing armamentarium of diagnostics (such as nucleic acid amplification and next-generation sequencing); new treatments (such as monoclonal antibodies, new antifungals, antivirals, and phage therapy); and emerging preventive measures (such as new vaccines being developed for RSV), and our relationship with the human microbiome.
• Features more than 1,500 high-quality, full-color photographs―with many new to this edition.
• Shares the extensive experience of new editors Drs. Jeffrey I. Cohen and Steven M. Holland, both from Bethesda, MD, as well as a new team of expert associate editors Drs. Yohei Doi, Wendy S. Garrett, Ann R. Falsey, Eleanor Wilson, Kieren Marr, and Edward Mitre—each a leading authority in their field.
• Includes perspectives from hundreds of leading experts from a truly global community, including authors from Australia, Canada, and countries in Europe, Asia, and South America.
• Includes regular updates online for the life of the edition.
• 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.

Author Information
Edited by Martin J. Blaser, MD, Henry Rutgers Chair of the Human Microbiome, Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine – RWJMS; Director, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Jeffrey I. Cohen, MD, Bethesda, MD and Steven M. Holland, MD, Bethesda, MD