Nosocomial Pneumonia
by
Jarvis, William R. (William Robert), 1948-
Title
:
Nosocomial Pneumonia
Author
:
Jarvis, William R. (William Robert), 1948-
ISBN
:
9780824746599
9780429074448
Publication Information
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Hoboken : CRC Press, 2000.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (860 pages)
Contents
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Front Cover; Title Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1- Vasculitis: A Dialogue Between the Artery and the Immune System; Chapter 2- Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules; Chapter 3- Extracellular Matrix; Chapter 4- Autoantibodies in Vasculitis; Chapter 5- T Cells in Vascular Disease; Chapter 6- Neutrophils in Vasculitis; Chapter 7- Oxygen Metabolites and Vascular Damage; Chapter 8- Cytokines and Vascular Inflammation; Chapter 9- Fc Receptors in Vascular Diseases; Chapter 10- Pathophysiology of Atherothrombosis: Role of Inflammation; Chapter 11- Infectious Aspects of Atherosclerosis.
Chapter 12- Cellular Immune Responses in AtherosclerosisChapter 13- Cooperative Molecular Interactions in the Regulation of Angiogenesis; Chapter 14- Animal Models of Vasculitis; Chapter 15- Historical Perspectives; Chapter 16- Epidemiology of Vasculitis; Chapter 17- General Approach to the Diagnosis of Vasculitis; Chapter 18- Histopathology of Primary Vasculitic Disorders; Chapter 19- Noninvasive Radiographic Approach to Differential Diagnosis of the Vasculitides; Chapter 20- Angiography of Vasculitis; Chapter 21- Kawasaki Disease; Chapter 22- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura; Color Plates.
Chapter 23- Microscopic Polyangiitis: PathogenesisChapter 24- Microscopic Polyangiitis: Clinical Aspects; Chapter 25- Wegener's Granulomatosis: Pathogenesis; Chapter 26- Wegener's Granulomatosis: Clinical Aspects; Chapter 27- Churg-Strauss Syndrome: Clinical Aspects; Chapter 28- Giant Cell Arteritis: Pathogenesis; Chapter 29- Giant Cell Arteritis: Clinical Aspects; Chapter 30- Takayasu's Arteritis: Pathogenesis; Chapter 31- Takayasu's Arteritis: Clinical Aspects; Chapter 32- Takayasu's Arteritis: Surgical Treatment; Chapter 33- Behcet's Disease; Chapter 34- Cogan's Syndrome.
Chapter 35- Vasculitis of the Central Nervous SystemChapter 36- Cutaneous Vasculitis and Its Relationship to Systemic Disease; Chapter 37- Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease); Chapter 38- Virus-Associated Vasculitides: Pathogenesis; Chapter 39- Virus-Associated Vasculitides: Clinical Aspects; Chapter 40- Vasculitis Secondary to Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Infection; Chapter 41- Vasculitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 42- Systemic Sclerosis with Vascular Emphasis; Color Plates 2; Chapter 43- Sjogren's Syndrome; Chapter 44- Vasculitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Chapter 45- Vasculitis in the Idiopathic Inflammatory MyopathiesChapter 46- Relapsing Polychondritis; Chapter 47- Systemic Vasculitis in Sarcoidosis; Chapter 48- Vasculitis and Malignancy; Chapter 49- Drug-Induced Vasculitis; Chapter 50- Inflammatory Aspects of Acute Coronary Syndromes; Chapter 51- Dyslipidemia in Rheumatic Disorders; Chapter 52- Considerations for Novel Therapies in the Future; Index; Back Cover.
Abstract
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This timely reference provides the latest information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nosocomial pneumonia, including risk factors, diagnostic tests used to make the definitive diagnosis, likely pathogens, and the most effective treatment options. Contains guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia-emphasizing selected high-risk pathogens!Written by leading authorities in the field, Nosocomial Pneumoniacompares bacterial, mycobacterial, viral, and fungal pneumonias and defines hospital-acquired pneumonias through aspiration and contiguous spread, gastric colonization a.
Subject Term
:
Pneumonia.
Nosocomial infections.
MEDICAL / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
Electronic Access
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