Description
Respiratory Infections
Lung Biology in Health and Disease Series
Coordinator: Sethi Sanjay
Language: EnglishSubjects for Respiratory Infections:
Keywords
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Ard; The Scope of Respiratory Tract Infections; Noninvasive Ventilation; Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; MDR Pathogen; Health Care–Associated Pneumonia; Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation; Emerging Infections: Influenza; Avian Influenza; and Pandemic Influenza; Invasive Aspergillosis; New Management Modalities; Severe Cap; Eta; Lower Respiratory Tract Infections; Acute Bronchitis; Bronchitis; Late Onset VAP; Gram Stain; Mucociliary Clearance; HIV Coinfection; IPA; Outer Membrane Protein P2; Human Metapneumovirus; ABPA; Respiratory Tract Infection; Cf Exacerbation; COPD Exacerbation; NKT Cell; CD4 Count; Ard Patient
Publication date: 12-2009
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 06-2017
· 15.2x22.9 cm · Paperback
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Utilizing a syndrome-based approach, Respiratory Infections provides pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, and immunologists with essential and thorough knowledge of respiratory infections and the multitude of diseases that make us these infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, HIV, and cystic fibrosis. The only source to bridge the gap between respiratory infections and infectious disease, this text advises the clinician on how to easily and rapidly identify, treat, and manage respiratory infections.
Key features of this integral resource include:
The Scope of Respiratory Tract Infections. Host Defense Against Infection in the Airways. Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis in Respiratory Tract Infection. Acute Bronchitis. Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Bronchiectasis. Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis. Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Health Care–Associated Pneumonia. Managing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Antibiotic Therapy and Targeted Prevention. Pneumonia in ARDS. Pulmonary Infections in Immunosuppressed Patients. Respiratory Infections in HIV-Positive Patients. Tuberculosis. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Respiratory Infections. Fungal Infections. Emerging Infections: Influenza, Avian Influenza, and Pandemic Influenza. Emerging Modalities for Diagnosis (Including Biomarkers). New Management Modalities.