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This volume provides details of the most common infection control problems facing intensive care units. Contributing authors include noted scientists, intensivists and epidemiologists from the US and Europe, as well as infection control experts from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Acinetobacter, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant enterococci are examined in detail. The book also includes cutting-edge information regarding the potential for prophylactic and pre-emptive therapy of fungal infections in intensive care units. Innovations in vascular catheter care and prevention of bloodstream infections are discussed in this volume as well as up-to-date information in mathematical modelling to understand the epidemiology and control of infections in intensive care units.

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Author:   Robert A. Weinstein ,  Marc Bonten ,  Jordi Rello
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.290kg
ISBN:  

9780792374152

ISBN 10:   0792374150
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   31 December 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Scope and Magnitude of Nosocomial ICU Infections U.S. Perspective:.- 2. Scope xand Magnitude of Nosocomial ICU Infections  European Perspective:.- 3. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: A Threat for the ICU? U.S. Perspective:.- 4. Vancomycin-Resisitant Enterococci in Europe: A Changing Epidemiology? European Perspective:.- 5. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Is Control Necessary? U.S. Perspective:.- 6. Acinetobacter: Epidemiology and Control  U.S. Perspective:.- 7. Acinetobacter: Epidemiology and Control  European Perspective:.- 8. Fungal Infections: The Role of Prophylactic and Empiric Antifungal Therapy in ICU Patients U.S. Perspective:.- 9. Fungal Infections: The Role of Prophylaxis and Empiric Therapy in ICU Patients European Perspective:.- 10. Newer Approaches to Preventing Vascular Catheter-Related Sepsis  U.S. Perspective:.- 11. Newer Approaches to Preventing Intravascular Device-Related Bloodstream Infections European Perspective:.- 12. Is Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Cost Effective? North American Perspective:.- 13. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Is Prevention Cost Effective? European Perspective:.- 14. Cross-Colonization in Intensive Care Units: Fact or Fiction? U.S. Perspective:.- 15. Cross-Colonization: Fact or Fiction? European Perspective:.- 16. Conventional Infection Control Measures: Value or Ritual? U.S. Perspective:.- 17. Conventional Infection Control Measures: Value or Ritual? European Perspective:.- 18. Modeling of Antibiotic Resistance in the ICU  U.S. Perspective:.- 19. Mathematical Models in the ICU: Dynamics, Infection Control and Antibiotic Resistance European Perspective:.

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