2nd Edition
Catheter-Related Infections
642 Pages
by
CRC Press
648 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This updated reference describes the latest and most effective strategies in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of catheter-related infections (CRIs). The guide describes the pathogenesis of infectious complications while discussing procedures in infection control, catheter and catheter-site care, and patient monitoring and evaluation. This new edition updates the original material and... Read more
Basic Principles; Epidemiology and Impact of Catheter-Related Infections D. Pittet; Pathogenesis of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections R. Sherertz; The Role of Biofilm in the Pathogenesis of Catheter-Related Infections Peter Kite; Management of Catheter-Related Infections L. Mermel and B. Farr; Infections Due to Specific Pathogens; Catheter-Related Stapylococcus aureus Infection B. Farr; Catheter-Related Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci M. Hermann and G. Peters; Catheter-Related Infections Due to Gramnegative Bacilli H. Seifert; Fungal Infections of Catheters S. Wey and A. Colombo; Infections Associated with Specific Catheter Types; Central Venous Catheters A. Widmer; Peripheral Venous Catheters G. Mayhall; Infectious Complications of Swan-Ganz Pulmonary Artery and Peripheral Arterial Catheters L. Mermel and D. Maki; Long-Term Central Venous I. Raad and H. Safar.
Biography
Harald Seifert, University of Cologne. Bernd Jansen, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. Barry M Farr.
"…The text is clear and readable, with helpful figures and tables. The documentation is extensive and as current as can be expected."
"…a timely addition to the literature [that] provides a needed, valuable and topical review of knowledge about intravascular catheter-related sepsis."
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
"…a solid and useful contribution to this important field….It will fit nicely into office or department libraries."
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