Published November, 2014
By George A. Sarosi and Charles Feldman
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases
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In the past, many tropical and parasitic infections were confined to tropical areas of the world located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

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Published April, 2013
By Naomi P. O'Grady and Didier Pittet
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Series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases
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Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill provides an overview from an international perspective on intravascular catheters and the risk of infection.

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Published December, 2012
By Jordi Rello and Richard D. Wunderink
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Series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to be one of the greatest challenges to critical care practitioners and one of the greatest threats to the survival of our patients. We therefore are pleased to include contributions from experts and investigators offering different perspectives on some of these controversial areas.

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Published November, 2012
By Alan R. Hauser and Jordi Rello
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Severe Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa emphasizes controversies worldwide in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and pathogenesis of pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. aeruginosa, scheduled antibiotic therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis, empiric therapy for febrile neurotropenic patients, combination vs.

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Published October, 2012
By Nina Singh and Jose M. Aguado
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Complications in Transplant Patients has been uniquely designed and formatted to address issues and trends pertaining to pathogens deemed important in critically ill transplant patients.

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Published October, 2012
By Peter Q. Eichacker and Jerome Pugin
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Much research over the past 30 to 40 years has shown that the inflammatory response, while critical for host defense during microbial infection, may itself play a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis.

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Published October, 2012
By Robert A. Weinstein and Marc Bonten
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Infection Control in the ICU Environment provides the details of the most common infection control problems facing intensive care units.

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Published October, 2012
By Jordi Rello and Kenneth V. Leeper
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Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia is a book in which chapters are authored and the same topics discussed by North American and European experts. The discussions on the role of alcohol in severe CAP and adjunctive therapies are important topics that further our understanding of this severe respiratory infection.

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