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Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

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Editors:
  1. Jordi Rello

    1. Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain

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  2. Kenneth Leeper

    1. Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Crawford Memorial Hospital The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, USA

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Part of the book series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases (CCID, volume 3)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Management of Respiratory Failure in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    • R. Phillip Dellinger
    Pages 1-18

  3. Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia: Management of Respiratory Failure

    • Massimo Antonelli
    Pages 19-25

  4. Approach to Severe Community Acquired Legionellosis

    • Kenneth V. Leeper Jr.
    Pages 27-40

  5. Approach to Severe Legionellosis

    • Jorge Roig, Christian Domingo
    Pages 41-56

  6. The Problem of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae

    • Esther Azoulay-Dupuis, Pierre Moine, Claude Carbon
    Pages 57-74

  7. The Role of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Community Acquired Pneumonia

    • Kevin R Flaherty, Fernando Martinez, Carol Chenoweth, Joseph P. Lynch III
    Pages 75-103

  8. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Initial Antibiotic Choices

    • Santiago Ewig, Antoni Torres
    Pages 105-118

  9. The Role Of Alcohol in Severe Pneumonia and Acute Lung Injury

    • Marc Moss
    Pages 119-137

  10. The Role of Alcohol in Severe Pneumonia and Acute Lung Injury

    • Charles Feldman
    Pages 139-152

  11. Adjunctive Therapies in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    • Shawn J. Skerrett
    Pages 153-178

  12. Adjunctive Therapies in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    • Concepción Montón, Miquel Ferrer
    Pages 179-189

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 191-194
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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. This approach provides a unique opportunity to view the different perspectives and points of view on this subject. Severe CAP is a common clinical problem encountered in the ICU setting. This book reviews topics concerning the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of SCAP. 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain

    Jordi Rello

  • Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Crawford Memorial Hospital The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, USA

    Kenneth Leeper

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