Fungal Infection in the Intensive Care Unit (Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases)
Contributors: Rosemary A. Barnes (Editor); David W. Warnock (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781402070495
Subjects: Intensive Care Medicine; Nosocomial infections; Intensive care units; Science/Mathematics; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Mycoses; Microbiology; Critical Care; Parasitology; Medical / Critical Care; Medical : Microbiology; Medical : Parasitology; Risk Factors; Infectious Diseases; Candidiasis; Cross Infection; General
First sentence: Over the last two decades, the incidence of many fungal diseases in the United States has increased dramatically, mostly due to major advances in health care, as well as various demographic changes.