Infectious diseases in the intensive care unit
Soneja, M (ed)
Infectious diseases in the intensive care unit - Singapore : Springer, 2020 - ix, 411p.
Text includes: Fever in intensive care unit; Clinical approach to Sepsis; Tropical infections in ICU; Severe community-acquired pneumonia; Ventilator associated pneumonia; Blood stream infections; Urosepsis; Obstetric and gynecological infections; Surgical infections in ICU; Infections in burn patients in ICU; Management of viral infections in ICU; Tuberculosis in critical care; Clostridium difficile infection - diagnosis, treatment and prevention; Selection of antibiotics in infectious diseases in the critically ill; Management of MRSA; Fungal infections in the ICU; Pediatric infections in the ICU; Principles of infection prevention and control in ICU; Point-of-care testing in intensive care units; Sepsis in Chronic Liver Disease.
This book provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of a very broad topic. It focuses on the appropriate and judicious use of microbiological, radiological and point-of-care tests in diagnostic work-ups and evidence-based management protocols. Moreover, it offers essential information on the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infections in the intensive care unit.
9789811540387
Communicable Diseases
Infectious diseases in the intensive care unit - Singapore : Springer, 2020 - ix, 411p.
Text includes: Fever in intensive care unit; Clinical approach to Sepsis; Tropical infections in ICU; Severe community-acquired pneumonia; Ventilator associated pneumonia; Blood stream infections; Urosepsis; Obstetric and gynecological infections; Surgical infections in ICU; Infections in burn patients in ICU; Management of viral infections in ICU; Tuberculosis in critical care; Clostridium difficile infection - diagnosis, treatment and prevention; Selection of antibiotics in infectious diseases in the critically ill; Management of MRSA; Fungal infections in the ICU; Pediatric infections in the ICU; Principles of infection prevention and control in ICU; Point-of-care testing in intensive care units; Sepsis in Chronic Liver Disease.
This book provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of a very broad topic. It focuses on the appropriate and judicious use of microbiological, radiological and point-of-care tests in diagnostic work-ups and evidence-based management protocols. Moreover, it offers essential information on the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infections in the intensive care unit.
9789811540387
Communicable Diseases