The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to enterotoxigenic escherichia coli, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on enterotoxigenic escherichia coli. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli; Chapter 4. Books on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli; Chapter 5. Multimedia on Enterotoxigenic E. Coli; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Nutrition; Appendix B. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix C. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli. Overview......Page 12 Scope......Page 14 Moving Forward......Page 15 PART I: THE ESSENTIALS......Page 18 Overview......Page 20 What Illness Does ETEC Cause?......Page 22 How Is Infection with ETEC Treated?......Page 23 What Can Be Done to Prevent Infection with ETEC?......Page 24 What Can You Do to Prevent ETEC Infection?......Page 25 More Guideline Sources......Page 26 Vocabulary Builder......Page 29 Associations and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli......Page 32 Finding Doctors......Page 34 Working with Your Doctor......Page 36 Broader Health-Related Resources......Page 38 PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL......Page 40 Federally Funded Research on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli......Page 42 E-Journals: PubMed Central......Page 46 The National Library of Medicine: PubMed......Page 48 Vocabulary Builder......Page 50 Book Summaries: Online Booksellers......Page 54 The National Library of Medicine Book Index......Page 55 General Home References......Page 58 Vocabulary Builder......Page 59 Bibliography: Multimedia on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli......Page 60 Vocabulary Builder......Page 62 PART III. APPENDICES......Page 64 Food and Nutrition: General Principles......Page 66 Finding Studies on Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli......Page 71 Federal Resources on Nutrition......Page 72 Vocabulary Builder......Page 73 Preparation......Page 76 Medical Libraries Open to the Public......Page 77 Your Rights as a Patient......Page 84 Patient Responsibilities......Page 88 Choosing an Insurance Plan......Page 89 Medicare and Medicaid......Page 91 NORD's Medication Assistance Programs......Page 94 Additional Resources......Page 95 ONLINE GLOSSARIES......Page 98 Online Dictionary Directories......Page 99 ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI GLOSSARY......Page 100 General Dictionaries and Glossaries......Page 107 INDEX......Page 109 This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to enterotoxigenic escherichia coli (also), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected r.