The way mediastinal infections are developed is still a therapeutic challenge for physicians and surgeons around the globe. The purpose of this boo...

This compilation provides a compact overview of the feasibility and clinical impact of novel therapies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aur...

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It may also be referred ...

Food-borne illness remains a major problem throughout the world. In the United States, for example, it is estimated that there are over 48 million ...

During the past two decades, the world scientific community has witnessed major achievements in our understanding of the pathogenesis of HIV infect...

Tuberculosis, the disease that the World Health Organization has recently declared a global emergency, was supposedly defeated by antibiotics half ...

The first decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was defined by young gay men dying and activism. The second decade saw people of colour and women account...

This book represents current findings on the impact of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of diseases and underlying mechanisms of antioxidants i...

Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. Severe malaria leads to the death of close to two million individuals every yea...

Pilonidal disease is a chronic infection of the skin in the region of the buttock crease. The condition results from a reaction to hairs embedded i...

Q fever was first described in 1937 by Dr. Edward Holbrook Derrick among abattoir workers in Queensland (Australia). This worldwide zoonotic diseas...

AIDS (Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome) has become a major world-wide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By kill...

The process of inflammation, which causes the swelling and redness around a wound, is a vital part of the body's system for fighting off infections...

SARS is an acronym for Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) which is a viral respiratory illness that was recognised as a global threat in Marc...

The Radiology of AIDS is aimed at candidates for postgraduate examinations in all specialities and especially those doctors with some training in H...

Why do we not have a vaccine for HIV? What are we doing wrong? Every HIV vaccine has failed so far, and public opinion is turning pessimistic again...

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by two retroviruses of the lentivirus subfamily, human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 (HI...

This book incorporates works of empirical research, derived from different conceptual models based on psychological or psychosocial theory. It pres...

This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of infections, as well as research summaries from a number of different ...

Cancer is one of the most prominent causes of mortality in children and adults causing about 9 million deaths annually, is a major health problem w...

Rotavirus infection is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, which can cause severe dehydration and even death. There are many publi...

Salmonella are ubiquitous enteric bacteria, responsible for thousands of deaths world-wide. In this book, the authors present current research in t...

This book undertakes a general review on the major infectious diseases in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Secondly, it will set out the future direct...