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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.

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