LITERATURE OF MEDICINE
Reviews and Notes: Gastroenterology: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Infections
1 July 1995 | Volume 123 Issue 1 | Page 80
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Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Infections
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C Surawicz and RL Owen. 629 pages. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1995. $98.00. ISBN 0-7216-4062-1. Order phone 800-545-2522.
Detailed and well-illustrated descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections of the gut (esophagus to rectum), the liver and biliary tract, and the peritoneum in children and adults. Some particular groups of patients are considered in separate chapters (such as those on traveler's diarrhea, geriatric patients, and immunosuppressed patients), as are some specific syndromes (such as acute bloody diarrhea).