Infection in the Critically Ill an Ongoing Challenge [Paperback]

1  Pneumonia Management in the Intensive Care Unit: an Integrated Approach.- 2  Diagnostic Tools for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.- 3  Cost-Effectiveness of New Technology to Reduce Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections due to Central Venous Catheters.- 4  Peritonitis: Priorities and Management Strategies.- 5  Bacterial Translocation.- 6  Practical Aspects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in High-Risk Surgical Patients.- 7  The Usefulness of Surveillance Cultures: a Prospective Cohort Study on the ICU.- 8  Microbiology for the Critically Ill Patient Receiving Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract.- 9  The Role of Surveillance Cultures in Containing Antibiotic Resistance.- 10  Multi-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Impact of Antibiotic Restriction.- 11  Multi-Drug-Resistant Staphylococci and Enterococci.- 12  Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Gram-Positive Infections.- 13  Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreaks.- 14  Oral Vancomycin in the Control of MRSA Outbreaks in the ICU.- 15  Control of Acinetobacter Outbreaks with Oral Polymyxin.- 16  An Approach to Controlling Acinetobacter Outbreaks in the ICUs.- 17  Prevention of the Emergence of resistence.- Main Symbols.This book represents an important update for physicians working in the ICUSpringer Book Archives