Dr. Franco-Paredes is a practicing clinician in internal medicine and infectious diseases with an MPH in global health and 14 years of clinical activities in travel and tropical medicine, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, leprosy, vaccine-preventable diseases and general infectious diseases. Concomitantly with clinical duties, he has also participated in international consultations in global health over the last 10 years. His interests have included epidemiological and clinical aspects of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Franco-Paredes is currently a Consultant Coalition against Typhoid Program at Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, D.C; and Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez.

"...offers a fresh approach to organizing information into core concepts and clinical experiences to enhance readers' thinking process in clinical decision-making. Using tables, the book provides concise checklists to improve and optimize patient care. Score: 91 - 4 Stars" --Doody's, Core Concepts in Clinical Infectious Diseases (CCCID)

• 1. Community-Acquired Sepsis 2. Bloodstream Infections 3. Central Nervous System Infections 4. Ocular Infections5. Upper Airways Infections6. Lower Airways Infections 7. Neck and Thoracic Infections8. Abdominal/Pelvic Infections9. Genitourinary Infections10. Cutaneous, Subcutaneous and Deep Tissue Infections 11. Osteoarticular Infections 12. Non-purulent Manifestations of Infectious Diseases 13. Inflammatory and Autoimmune Syndromes Mimickers of Infection14. Syndromes in Travel and Tropical Medicine 15. Syndromes Associated with Immunodeficiencies16. Specific Organ Syndromes17. Febrile Syndromes

Dr. Franco-Paredes is a practicing clinician in internal medicine and infectious diseases with an MPH in global health and 14 years of clinical activities in travel and tropical medicine, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, leprosy, vaccine-preventable diseases and general infectious diseases. Concomitantly with clinical duties, he has also participated in international consultations in global health over the last 10 years. His interests have included epidemiological and clinical aspects of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Franco-Paredes is currently a Consultant Coalition against Typhoid Program at Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, D.C; and Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez.

"...offers a fresh approach to organizing information into core concepts and clinical experiences to enhance readers' thinking process in clinical decision-making. Using tables, the book provides concise checklists to improve and optimize patient care. Score: 91 - 4 Stars" --Doody's, Core Concepts in Clinical Infectious Diseases (CCCID)

• 1. Community-Acquired Sepsis 2. Bloodstream Infections 3. Central Nervous System Infections 4. Ocular Infections5. Upper Airways Infections6. Lower Airways Infections 7. Neck and Thoracic Infections8. Abdominal/Pelvic Infections9. Genitourinary Infections10. Cutaneous, Subcutaneous and Deep Tissue Infections 11. Osteoarticular Infections 12. Non-purulent Manifestations of Infectious Diseases 13. Inflammatory and Autoimmune Syndromes Mimickers of Infection14. Syndromes in Travel and Tropical Medicine 15. Syndromes Associated with Immunodeficiencies16. Specific Organ Syndromes17. Febrile Syndromes

Dr. Franco-Paredes is a practicing clinician in internal medicine and infectious diseases with an MPH in global health and 14 years of clinical activities in travel and tropical medicine, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, leprosy, vaccine-preventable diseases and general infectious diseases. Concomitantly with clinical duties, he has also participated in international consultations in global health over the last 10 years. His interests have included epidemiological and clinical aspects of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Franco-Paredes is currently a Consultant Coalition against Typhoid Program at Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, D.C; and Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Federico Gomez.

"...offers a fresh approach to organizing information into core concepts and clinical experiences to enhance readers' thinking process in clinical decision-making. Using tables, the book provides concise checklists to improve and optimize patient care. Score: 91 - 4 Stars" --Doody's, Core Concepts in Clinical Infectious Diseases (CCCID)

• 1. Community-Acquired Sepsis 2. Bloodstream Infections 3. Central Nervous System Infections 4. Ocular Infections5. Upper Airways Infections6. Lower Airways Infections 7. Neck and Thoracic Infections8. Abdominal/Pelvic Infections9. Genitourinary Infections10. Cutaneous, Subcutaneous and Deep Tissue Infections 11. Osteoarticular Infections 12. Non-purulent Manifestations of Infectious Diseases 13. Inflammatory and Autoimmune Syndromes Mimickers of Infection14. Syndromes in Travel and Tropical Medicine 15. Syndromes Associated with Immunodeficiencies16. Specific Organ Syndromes17. Febrile Syndromes