Severe community acquired pneumonia /

Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia is a book in which chapters are authored and the same topics discussed by North American and European experts. This approach provides a unique opportunity to view the different perspectives and points of view on this subject. Severe CAP is a common clinical proble...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Rello, Jordi, Leeper, Kenneth
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2001]
Series:	Perspectives on critical care infectious diseases ; 3.
Subjects:	Pneumonia. Critical care medicine. Pneumonia > therapy. Community-Acquired Infections > therapy. Drug Resistance, Microbial. Intensive Care > methods. Legionnaires' Disease > therapy. Pseudomonas Infections > therapy. Lungenentzündung. Electronic books. Aufsatzsammlung.
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Summary:	Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia is a book in which chapters are authored and the same topics discussed by North American and European experts. This approach provides a unique opportunity to view the different perspectives and points of view on this subject. Severe CAP is a common clinical problem encountered in the ICU setting. This book reviews topics concerning the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of SCAP. The discussions on the role of alcohol in severe CAP and adjunctive therapies are important topics that further our understanding of this severe respiratory infection.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 194 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781461516316 (electronic bk.) 1461516315 (electronic bk.)