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Immunology and infectious disease /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Doughty, Lesley A., Linden, Peter, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norwell, Mass. : Kluwer Academic Pub., [2003]
Series:Molecular and cellular biology of critical care medicine ; 3.
Subjects:
Immunity.
Communicable Diseases > immunology.
Critical Care > methods.
Immunosuppression.
Table of Contents:
  • Host microbicidal actions of the innate immune response
  • Activation of the innate immune response in critical illness
  • Down-regulation of the immune response
  • Mechanisms of pharmacologic immune suppression
  • Modulation of the immune response in critical illness/injury
  • Immune monitoring and strategies for immune modulation
  • Central venous catheter related infections : the role of antimicrobial catheters
  • Discrimination of true lower respiratory tract infection in the mechanically ventilated patient
  • Detection of urinary tract infection in the catheterized ICU patient
  • Antimicrobial choices and dosing strategies to maximize efficacy and minimize the development of bacterial resistance