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Edited by Jonathan L. Meakins. 531 pp., illustrated. New York, Scientific American, 1994. $89. ISBN 0-89454-014-9.

The prevention and treatment of infections occupy a large part of the career of a surgeon. Although there are many textbooks on infectious disease, the type of infections faced by surgeons demands a reference work that is comprehensive, easy to read, and -- most important -- full of practical clinical information. Surgical Infections achieves these difficult goals admirably.

Dr. Meakins and the staff at Scientific American Medicine have produced a superb book. A frequent complaint about multiauthored textbooks is the lack of consistency in voice, focus, and terminology. This is especially true in the fields of surgical critical care and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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