Immunology and Infectious Disease [electronic resource] / edited by Lesley A. Doughty, Peter Linden

Title	Immunology and Infectious Disease [electronic resource] / edited by Lesley A. Doughty, Peter Linden
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2003
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0245-6
Descript	IX, 276 p. online resource

CONTENT

1. Host Microbicidal Actions of the Innate Immune Response -- 2. Activation of the Innate Immune Response in Critical Illness -- 3. Down-Regulation of the Immune Response -- 4. Mechanisms of Pharmacologic Immune Suppression -- 5. Modulation of the Immune Response in Critical Illness/Injury -- 6. Immune Monitoring and Strategies for Immune Modulation -- 7. Central Venous Catheter Related Infections: The Role of Antimicrobial Catheters -- 8. Discrimination of True Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient -- 9. Detection of Urinary Tract Infection in the Catheterized ICU Patient -- 10. Antimicrobial Choices and Dosing Strategies to Maximize Efficacy and Minimize the Development of Bacterial Resistance

SUBJECT

Medicine
Immunology
Critical care medicine
Internal medicine
Infectious diseases
Medicine & Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Immunology
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine