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Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

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
  2. Approach to Severe Community Acquired Legionellosis

    • Kenneth V. Leeper Jr.
    Pages 27-40
  3. Approach to Severe Legionellosis

    • Jorge Roig, Christian Domingo
    Pages 41-56
  4. The Problem of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae

    • Esther Azoulay-Dupuis, Pierre Moine, Claude Carbon
    Pages 57-74
  5. The Role of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Community Acquired Pneumonia

    • Kevin R Flaherty, Fernando Martinez, Carol Chenoweth, Joseph P. Lynch III
    Pages 75-103
  6. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Initial Antibiotic Choices

    • Santiago Ewig, Antoni Torres
    Pages 105-118
  7. Adjunctive Therapies in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    • Concepción Montón, Miquel Ferrer
    Pages 179-189
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 191-194

About this book

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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