This new, one-stop reference combines authoritative coverage of clinical
practice in sexually transmitted disease and sexual health with a unique and
comprehensive collection of 500 superb color photographs to illustrate the key
features of this worldwide problem. Chapters follow a logical format:
Introduction, Virology, Pathology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical
Features, Complications of Infection, Laboratory Diagnosis, Management,
Prevention of Transmission and Special Circumstances. Emphasizes the clinical
approach to the management of the patient with a sexually transmissible
infection, and contains sufficient basic science to allow the reader to
critically examine the rationale behind the available diagnostic tests and
treatments.