Respiratory infections
By: edited by Sanjay Sethi.
Contributors: Sethi, Sanjay.
Series: Lung biology in health and disease -- 232; Lung biology in health and disease -- v. 232.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare USA
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420080346
Subjects: Respiratory infections; Respiratory Tract Infections
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Scope of respiratory infections / Michael S. Niederman; title: Lung defense mechanisms in respiratory infection / Pieter S. Hiemstra; title: Microbial pathogenetic mechanisms in respiratory infections / Timothy Murphy; title: Acute bronchitis / Thomas Kufel; title: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Sanjay Sethi; title: Bronchiectasis / Paul T. King; title: Exacerbations of cystic fibrosis / Ruxana T. Sadikot; title: Community acquired pneumonia / Antoni Torres; title: Health care associated pneumonia / Ali A. El Solh; title: Ventilator associated pneumonia / Donald E. Craven; title: Pneumonia in ARDS / Didier Dreyfuss; title: Immuno-suppressed patient with lung infiltrates / Dorothy A. White; title: Respiratory infections in HIV positive patients / Rosemary Boyton; title: Tuberculosis / Chi Chiu Leung; title: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial respiratory infections / Charles L. Daley; title: Fungal infections / Christopher H. Mody; title: Emerging threats / Alan J. Lesse; title: Emerging modalities for diagnosis (including biomarkers) / David R. Murdoch; title: New management modalities / Thomas File.