Infectious Diseases in Critical Care

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rello, Jordi (Editor), Kollef, Marin (Editor), Díaz, Emili (Editor), Rodríguez, Alejandro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.; Emergency Medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Medical Microbiology.

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 infect...