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A clinically focused overview of infectious disease and critical care medicine. The Third Edition of Infectious Disease in Critical Care Medicine presents clear diagnostic methods, strategies, and knowledge on antimicrobials crucial to avoiding complications and ensuring patient recovery in the CCU. Comprehensive yet succinct, this source discusses all clinical infectious diseases from pneumonia and empyema to central nervous system and antibiotic-related infections. Highlights include: the latest research on MRSA and VRE 100 high quality illustrations four new chapters on: military TB infections related to immunosuppressive immunomodulating agents therapy for MRSA and VRE therapy for MDR klebsiella, pseudomonas, and aceinetobacter

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Author:   Burke A. Cunha (Infectious Disease Division, Mineola, NY 11501, USA) ,  Burke A. Cunha (Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA; State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Informa Healthcare
Edition:   3rd New edition
Volume:   51
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.179kg
ISBN:  

9781420092400

ISBN 10:   1420092405
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   28 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781138297067
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PART I: DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH IN CRITICAL CARE Clinical Approach to Fever in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Fever and Rash in Critical Care, Lee S. Engel, Charles V. Sanders, and Fred A. Lopez Physical Exam Clues to Infectious Diseases and Their Mimics in Critical Care, Yehia Y. Mishriki Ophthalmologic Clues to Infectious Diseases and Their Mimics in Critical Care, Cheston B. Cunha, Michael J. Wilkinson, and David A. Quillen Radiology of Infectious Diseases and Their Mimics in Critical Care, Jocelyn A. Luongo, Orlando A. Ortiz, and Douglas S. Katz Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Colonization and Infection in the Critical Care Unit, C. Glen Mayhall PART II: CLINICAL SYNDROMES IN CRITICAL CARE Clinical Approach to Sepsis and Its Mimics in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Meningitis and Its Mimics in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha and Leon Smith Encephalitis and Its Mimics in Critical Care, John J. Halperin Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Nosocomial Pneumonia in Critical Care, Emilio Bouza and Almudena Burillo Intravenous Central Line Infections in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Infective Endocarditis and Its Mimics in Critical Care, John L. Brusch Intra-abdominal Surgical Infections and Their Mimics in Critical Care, Samuel E. Wilson Clostridium difficile Infection in Critical Care, Karin I. Hjalmarson and Sherwood L. Gorbach Urosepsis in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Critical Care, Mamta Sharma and Louis D. Saravolatz PART III: DIFFICULT DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE Tropical Infections in Critical Care, MAJ Robert Wood-Morris, LTC Michael Zapor, David R. Tribble, and Kenneth F. Wagner Infections in Cirrhosis in Critical Care, Laurel C. Preheim Severe Infections in Asplenic Patients in Critical Care, Mohammed S. Ahmed and Nancy Khardori Infections in Burns in Critical Care, Steven E. Wolf, Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., and Seung H. Kim Infections Related to Steroids in Immunosuppressive/Immunomodulating Agents in Critical Care, Lesley Ann Saketkoo and Luis R. Espinoza Infections in Organ Transplants in Critical Care, Patricia Mun˜oz, Almudena Burillo, and Emilio Bouza Miliary Tuberculosis in Critical Care, Helmut Albrecht Bioterrorism Infections in Critical Care, Dennis J. Cleri, Anthony J. Ricketti, and John R. Vernaleo PART IV: ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY Selection of Antibiotics in Critical Care, Divya Ahuja, Benjamin B. Britt, and Charles S. Bryan Antimicrobial Therapy of VRE and MRSA in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Antibiotic Therapy of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Acinetobacter baumannii in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Antibiotic Kinetics in the Febrile Multiple-System Trauma Patient in Critical Care, Donald E. Fry Antibiotic Therapy in the Penicillin Allergic Patient in Critical Care, Burke A. Cunha Adverse Reactions to Antibiotics in Critical Care, Eric V. Granowitz and Richard B. Brown Index

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