Peter Piot

A microbiologist describes his adventure-filled career, discussing his time spent in Central Africa in the 1970s identifying the Ebola virus and his work there again in the 1980s as part of the area's first international AIDS efforts. 20,000 first printing.

No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses

Adrienne Germain

King K. Holmes

Judith Wasserheit

Reproductive tract infections (RTis) have become a silent epidemic that is devastating women's lives. Each year, thousands of women die needlessly from the consequences of these infections, including cervical cancer, ectopic pregnancy, acute and chronic infections of the uterus and the fallopian tubes, and puerperal infections. For many women, this happens because they receive medical attention too late, if at all. The terrible irony of this tragedy is that early diagnosis of and treatment for many RTis do not require high-technology health care. For the hundreds of millions of women with chronic RTis acquired from their sexual partners, life can become a living hell. Infection is a major cause of infertility, and it leads to scorn and rejection in many countries. These women may experience constant pain, have festering lesions of the genital tract, be at enhanced risk of second ary diseases, and endure social ostracism. The problems associated with RT!s have grown even greater in the past decade with the emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS. Preexisting sexually transmitted disease, particularly when associated with genital tract ulcers, raises women's vulnerability to the transmission of HIV 3-5 fold.

Global Impact and Priorities for Women’s Reproductive Health

Reproductive Tract Infections

Lawrence Corey

P. Sparling

Judith N. Wasserheit

Myron Cohen

The most respected, all-in-one global STD reference -- now in full-color A Doody's Core Title! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "With a level of detail that is unmatched by any other textbook in the field of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), this book is the ultimate reference in this area . . . No question about it -- this book is the ultimate resource for information about sexually transmitted diseases. -- Doody's Review Service" With a level of detail and scientific rigor that no other text can match, Sexually Transmitted Diseases takes you through all aspects of STDs, from epidemiology to diagnosis and public health measures. Featuring an exciting new full-color format, the fourth edition of Sexually Transmitted Diseases delivers the most encyclopedic overview of the clinical, microbiological, and public health aspects of STDs, including HIV. Turn to any page, and you'll find essential coverage of critical new developments in vaccines and prevention, global epidemiology, new treatments, and much more. Features of the Fourth Edition: The ultimate sourcebook on STDs, with top-to-bottom coverage of all STDs and all etiologies, from bacteria to viruses and more Cutting-edge insights and clinically relevant perspectives from a distinguished roster of international authorities in medicine, infectious disease, and public health NEW! Brand-new chapters that cover: Drug Use and STDs, Cervical Cancer and STDs, Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in AIDS, Pregnancy and Bacterial STDs, Pregnancy and Perinatal Transmission of STDs, The Role of Primary Care Clinicians in Managing STDs, and STD and HIV Vaccines NEW! Eye-catching full-color format with hundreds of precise illustrations that drive home chapter concepts and help you visualize various conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Fourth Edition

Het meeslepende verhaal van 40 jaar pionierswerk in de strijd tegen dodelijke infectieziekten. 'Er is geen toekomst in infectieziekten. Ze zijn allemaal ontdekt.' Gelukkig slaat Peter Piot de raad van zijn hoogleraar geneeskunde in de wind. Het is het begin van een uitzonderlijke internationale carrière. Als jonge arts en wetenschapper trekt Peter Piot naar Centraal- Afrika, nadat het laboratorium in Antwerpen waar hij werkt het ebolavirus heeft ontdekt. Enkele jaren later staat hij opnieuw in de vuurlinie als een nieuwe en mysterieuze epidemie uitbreekt: aids. Hij reist het hele Afrikaanse continent af om er de eerste internationale projecten in de strijd tegen hiv te leiden. Als oprichter en directeur van UNAIDS onderhandelt hij op het allerhoogste niveau met politieke, religieuze en farmaceutische wereldleiders om aids wereldwijd een halt toe te roepen. Geen tijd te verliezen is het openhartige relaas van een gedreven arts en wetenschapper. Peter Piot neemt je mee van zijn pioniers jaren in de ziekenhuizen van Centraal-Afrika tot de hoogste regionen van de Verenigde Naties. Met als rode draad: de strijd tegen aids, die vandaag misschien wel urgenter is dan ooit. 'Dit is een relaas over ontdekkingen, over een keur van bijzondere momenten, mensen en ontwikkelingen, gezien door één bril: mijn eigen ervaringen. Afwisselend was ik een detective die in het hart van Afrika op zoek ging naar de oorzaak van een epidemie; een wetenschapper die de antibioticaresistentie van bacteriën en de genetische diversiteit van hiv onderzocht; een wanhopige arts die zorgde voor patiënten met aids terwijl er geen antiretrovirale behandeling voorhanden was; een onderzoeker en volksgezondheidsprofessional die preventie- en behandelingsprogramma's opstelde; een VN-functionaris die een complexe multilaterale organisatie in tachtig landen leidde en die hervormingen binnen de VN initieerde; een geduldige diplomaat die over politieke oplossingen en prijsverlagingen voor antiretrovirale medicijnen onderhandelde; een koppige campagnevoerder die de machtigen der aarde probeerde te bereiken en die mensen op onverwachte plaatsen bewust maakte van aids; een gefrustreerde bestrijder van bureaucraten; een activist vanaf het prille begin... En vaak was ik dat allemaal tegelijk, altijd in samenspel met andere spelers. Mijn memoires zijn een weerspiegeling van al die incarnaties.'

van ebola tot aids: een leven lang strijd tegen infectieziekten

Geen tijd te verliezen

E. van Dyck

A. Meheus

This manual provides an authoritative guide to standard laboratory procedures for detecting and diagnosing sexually transmitted diseases. Addressed to clinical microbiologists and medical technologists, the manual is designed to serve as a practical bench aid, tuned to the needs and capacities of laboratories at different levels in the health system. Although the standard procedures described have universal relevance, particular attention is given to conditions in developing countries, where rapid transport of specimens may not be possible and cost factors may be decisive. Recommended procedures, tests, and techniques are supported by close to 150 references. Noting the constraints on staff and resources faced by most laboratories throughout the world, the manual concentrates on tests known to yield essential diagnostic information. Standard antimicrobial susceptibility tests are described for those diseases where drug resistance is a problem. Although the major emphasis is on procedures for diagnosis, case-finding, and test-of-cure, some procedures useful in epidemiological research are also included. The manual has nine chapter covering the full range of sexually transmitted diseases: gonorrhoea "Chlamydia trachomatis "infection, syphilis, genital herpes, chancroid granuloma inguinale, vaginitis in adults, human papillomavirus infection, and human immunodeficiency virus. Each chapter opens with a brief description of the disease and the principal laboratory approaches to diagnosis, followed by detailed advice on the collection and transport of specimens. Against this background, all relevant laboratory methods, from microscopy, culture and non-culture techniques to serology and the use of commercial test kits, are described in detail, with colour plates used to illustrate selected procedures and results. Apart from providing detailed step-by-step instructions for each procedure, the manual offers abundant practical advice on the selection of tests, their comparative sensitivity, and specificity, the degree of skill required, the correct interpretation of results, and common errors and how to avoid them. The chapter on HIV infection reproduces the latest joint UNAIDS and WHO recommendations for the selection and use of HIV antibody tests. Further practical guidance for each of these diseases is provided in three annexes, which summarize appropriate diagnostic tests at different levels of the laboratory system, describe the media, reagents, and stains required for the tests, and list all the basic products needed to prepare essential reagents and media.

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