Table of Contents

Section 1: Bacterial infections of relevance to the tropics
1: Summary of medically important bacteria
2: Infections caused by Gram positive bacteria
3: Infections caused by Gram negative bacteria
4: Infections caused by Spirochaetes
5: Infections caused by Mycobacteria
6: Infections caused by obligate intracellular bacteria
Section 2: Viral infections of relevance to the tropics
7: Summary of medically important viruses
8: Infections caused by DNA viruses
9: Infections caused by RNA viruses
Section 3: Fungal infections of relevance to the tropics
10: Summary of fungal infections
11: Fungal infections
Section 4: Helminth infections of relevance to the tropics
12: Trematodes (flukes)
13: Cestodes (tapeworms)
14: Nematodes (roundworms)
Section 5: Protozoal infections of relevance to the tropics
15: Systemic protozoal infection
16: Protozoal infection of the gut
Section 6: Vectors and ectoparasites
17: Vectors
Section 7: Disease syndromes occurring in the tropics
18: Infections classified by organ system
Section 8: Envenomation
19: Snake bite
20: Other bites and stings

About the Author

Philippa C. Matthews did her undergraduate medical training in Nottingham. Having decided on a career in clinical infection, she studied for the Diploma of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool, and then travelled to Malawi to gain clinical experience. She returned to take up a training post in Oxford in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. In parallel with clinical work, Philippa has developed a research portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B in southern Africa. She
has recently been awarded funding from the NIHR and the Wellcome Trust to develop hepatitis B research in South Africa. She currently works as a clinical consultant at Oxford University Hospitals, and
lives in South Oxfordshire with her husband and two children.

Reviews

This book is a series of brief illustrated notes on tropical medicine and is a joy to read. It gives a wide-ranging clinical overview of infections that frequently present in the tropics and includes a brief guide to envenomation - all achieved in 211 pages of A5.
*E.S. Olsen, Journal of Hospital Infection*