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First published 2010.
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ISBN: 978-0-9804586-9-5
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-publication data
Title: Infectious diseases: a clinical approach/edited by Allen Yung … [et al.].
Edition: 3rd ed.
ISBN: 9780980458695 (pbk.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: C
Communicable diseases—Treatment.
Communicable diseases—Prevention.
Diagnosis, Differential.
Organs (Anatomy)—Infections.
Other Authors/Contributors: Yung, Allen P. Dewey Number: 616.9
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that information contained in this book is accurate and
up-to-date. The editors have deliberately not included dosages in the various treatment sections as this book
is not intended to be used as a handbook for treating patients with infections. Readers are advised to consult
the latest edition of Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic for more precise information.
Edited by Gillespie & Cochrane P/L, Melbourne
Indexed by Mary Russell, Melbourne
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