Severe Pneumonia (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

Analyzing preventive strategies, as well as emerging trends in the bacteriology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of disease, this reference explores factors that lead to the development of severe pneumonia, the most effective treatment methods for the condition, and recent efforts to improve disease outcomes-describing patients at risk for severe pneumonia, mortality predictors in ventilator-associated pneumonia, and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit.

Year

2005

Language

English

Publisher

Informa Healthcare

Editions

1

Pages

448

ISBN

9780824726270

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