Dr. Omar Reda Abdelmaksoud

A Structured Approach to Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine

Discover a four-part integrated medical textbook designed to connect fundamental concepts with clinical practice.

Written for postgraduate medical students, fellowship candidates, and practicing clinicians, the book follows a structured clinical and syndromic approach to facilitate understanding, strengthen clinical reasoning, and support examination preparation.

Each part builds upon the preceding one, creating a unified learning experience supported by organized explanations, rapid summaries, and exam-focused revision.

Explore the Four Parts

Part I — From Host Response to Clinical Syndrome

Part I establishes the conceptual and clinical foundations of infectious diseases, exploring host immunity, cytokines, immunodeficiency, and sepsis.

It introduces the clinical evaluation of fever and connects underlying mechanisms with clinical presentation, diagnosis, and decision-making through a structured syndromic approach.

Part II — From the Immunocompromised Host to the Tropics

Part II brings together medical mycology and parasitology, emphasizing how clinical diagnosis depends on the interaction between host immunity, geography, exposure, vectors, morphology, and the affected organ.

From opportunistic and endemic mycoses to protozoal, helminthic, and vector-borne infections, this part focuses on clinically useful patterns and rational diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Think host. Think exposure. Think geography. Think organism.

Part III — From Environmental Emergencies to Core Bacterial Disease

Part III explores environmental emergencies, including heat illness, hyperthermic syndromes, cold and altitude injuries, drowning, electrical injuries, and toxic environmental exposures.

It then examines bacterial infectious diseases through their major clinical and microbiological frameworks, covering Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections, toxin-mediated diseases, pneumonia, meningitis, enteric infections, and healthcare-associated pathogens.

The part also addresses tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria, and leprosy, emphasizing early recognition, pathogen identification, and clinically informed decision-making.

Part IV — From Specialized Bacterial Infections to Integrated Clinical Practice

Part IV completes the bacterial infectious diseases framework, covering zoonotic, spirochetal, rickettsial, intracellular, fastidious, sexually transmitted, opportunistic, device-associated, and tissue-specific infections.

It then moves beyond individual pathogens to the principles that govern modern infectious disease practice, including antibacterial therapy, antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance, global bacterial threats, and integrated clinical algorithms.

The final clinical collections bring these concepts together through rapid reference, pattern recognition, and examination-oriented clinical reasoning.

From knowledge of infection to judgment at the bedside.

Book Information & Ordering

Book Details

Title: Omar Reda’s Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine

Author: Dr. Omar Reda

Language: English

Format: Four integrated printed volumes, sold as one complete set.

Publisher: Dar Al-Kitab Al-Jami’i, Egypt.

Target Audience: Postgraduate medical students, MSc and MD candidates, fellowship candidates, and practicing clinicians.

Pricing & Ordering

For current pricing, availability, and ordering information, please contact our official publisher and distributor:

Dar Al-Kitab Al-Jami’i, Egypt

Phone: +20 111 598 9783

The four volumes are offered as one complete set.

International ordering inquiries are welcome. Please confirm shipping availability and costs directly with the publisher.

For contact with author or for any feedback

phone and whatsapp: +201002493388

Table of Contents & Sample Pages

Explore the structure and content of Omar Reda’s Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine through the complete table of contents and selected sample pages.

Discover how the four integrated volumes connect fundamental scientific concepts with clinical reasoning, diagnosis, management, and examination-oriented learning.

Preview the Book — Sample Pages

Explore selected pages from Omar Reda’s Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine and discover its structured clinical approach, educational layout, and examination-focused learning features.