| Description |
xi, 466 pages |
| Series |
Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 20 |
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Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 20
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| Contents |
Series Introduction / Brian E. Scully and Harold C. Neu -- 1. Pathogenesis of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections / Robert J. Sherertz -- 2. Diagnosis of Catheter-Related Infections / Karl G. Kristinsson -- 3. Catheter-Related Staphylococcus aureus Infection / Barry M. Farr -- 4. Catheter-Associated Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Clinical and Biological Aspects / Mathias Herrmann and Georg Peters -- 5. Catheter-Related Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli / Harald Seifert -- 6. Fungal Infections of Catheters / Sergio B. Wey and Arnaldo Colombo -- 7. Miscellaneous Organisms / Andreas Voss -- 8. Central Venous Catheters / Andreas F. Widmer -- 9. Peripheral Venous Catheters / C. Glen Mayhall -- 10. Infectious Complications of Swan-Ganz Pulmonary Artery Catheters and Peripheral Arterial Catheters / Leonard A. Mermel and Dennis G. Maki -- 11. Long-Term Central Venous Catheters: Infectious Complications and Cost / Issam I. Raad and Hossam Safar |
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12. Infections Associated with Central Nervous System Implants / Roger Bayston -- 13. Infections Associated with Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis / Henri Alexander Verbrugh -- 14. Infections Associated with Catheters Used for Hemodialysis and Hemodialysis Shunts / Verena A. Briner and Andreas F. Widmer -- 15. Catheter-Related Infections in Pediatric Patients / Andre Fleer, Tannette G. Krediet and Leo J. Gerards [et al.] -- 16. Current Approaches to the Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections / Bernd Jansen |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nosocomial infections.
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Catheterization -- Complications.
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Cross Infection -- etiology.
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Catheterization -- adverse effects.
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| Author |
Seifert, Harald, Dr.
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Jansen, Bernd, 1950-
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Farr, Barry M., 1951-
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| LC no. |
97002630 |
| ISBN |
0824798481 hardcover alk. paper |
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