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Infectious Diseases in Critical Care

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Editors:
  1. Jordi Rello

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

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  2. Marin Kollef

    1. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, USA

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  3. Emili Díaz

    1. Intensive Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain

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  4. Alejandro Rodríguez

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

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Table of contents (55 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIII
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  2. General Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Approach to the Febrile Patient in the Intensive Care Unit

      • G. T. Dimopoulos
      Pages 3-10

    3. Cardiovascular Monitoring in Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

      • J. J. Guardiola, M. Saad, J. Yu
      Pages 11-21

    4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Infection

      • L. Hammer, J.-F. Timsit
      Pages 22-28

    5. Opportunistic Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: A Microbiologic Overview

      • J. Vila, J. A. Martínez
      Pages 29-34

    6. Infections in Critically Ill Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

      • O. Len, J. Gavaldà, A. Pahissa
      Pages 35-50

    7. HIV in the Intensive Care Unit

      • P. Castro Rebollo, J. M. Nicolás, J. M. Gatell
      Pages 51-64

    8. Fungal Infections

      • R. A. Barnes, J. Sinha
      Pages 65-77

    9. Using Protocols To Improve the Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with Infection: Focus on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Severe Sepsis

      • S. T. Micek, M. H. Kollef
      Pages 78-84

    10. Microbial Surveillance in the Intensive Care Unit

      • S. Blot, P. Depuydt, K. Vandewoude
      Pages 85-89

  3. Use of Anti-infective Therapy in Critically III Patients

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in the Intensive Care Unit

      • A. M. Bal, I. M. Gould
      Pages 93-99

    3. Antifungal Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit

      • J. A. Paiva, J. M. Pereira
      Pages 100-121

    4. Dose Adjustment and Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

      • J. A. Roberts, J. Lipman
      Pages 122-146

    5. Prescription of Antimicrobial Agents in Patients Undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

      • R. Freebairn, J. Cohen, J. Lipman
      Pages 147-158

    6. Methods for Implementing Antibiotic Control in the Intensive Care Unit

      • A. Sandiumenge
      Pages 159-167

    7. Use of Antibiotics in Pregnant Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

      • J.-E. Baños, N. Cruz, M. Farré
      Pages 168-182

    8. Immunomodulation in Sepsis

      • G. W. Waterer
      Pages 183-190

    9. Antibiotic Induced Diarrhea

      • O. J. Pérez-Jimenez
      Pages 191-196
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About this book

Infections and their complications are a very important clinical area in the intensive care unit setting. Community-acquired infections and nosocomial infections both contribute to the high level of disease acquisition common among critically ill patients. The accurate diagnosis of nosocomial infections and the provision of appropriate therapies, including antimicrobial therapy effective against the identified agents of infection, have been shown to be important determinants of patient outcome.

Critical care practitioners are in a unique position in dealing with infectious diseases. They are often the initial providers of care to seriously ill patients with infections. Additionally, they have a responsibility to ensure that nosocomial infections are prevented and that antimicrobial resistance is minimized by prudently employing antibiotic agents. It is the editors' hope that this book will provide clinicians practicing in the intensive care unit with a reference to help guide their care of infected patients. To that end they have brought together a group of international authors to address important topics related to infectious diseases for the critical care practitioner.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Jordi Rello, Alejandro Rodríguez

  • Medical Intensive Care Unit, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, USA

    Marin Kollef

  • Intensive Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain

    Emili Díaz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infectious Diseases in Critical Care

  • Editors: Jordi Rello, Marin Kollef, Emili Díaz, Alejandro Rodríguez

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34406-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-34405-6Published: 20 March 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44641-2Published: 13 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-34406-3Published: 28 May 2010

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 616

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Kluwer, 2001

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Medical Microbiology

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