Catheter-related infections

Author(s)

• Seifert, Harald, Dr
• Jansen, Bernd
• Farr, Barry M.

Bibliographic Information

Catheter-related infections

edited by Harald Seifert, Bernd Jansen, Barry M. Farr

（Infectious disease and therapy series, v. 20）

Marcel Dekker, c1997

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This timely guide details, in a highly accessible manner, the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and major complications of catheter-related infections (CRIs) as well as the types of catheters and etiological agents involved-providing practical approaches to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of CRIs.

Table of Contents

Pathogenesis of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections, Robert J. Sherertz Diagnosis of Catheter-Related Infections, Karl G. Kristinsson Infections Due to Specific Pathogens Catheter-Related Staphylococcus aureus Infection, Barry M. Farr Catheter-Associated Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative, Staphylococci: Clinical and Biological Aspects, Mathias Herrmann and Georg Peters Catheter-Related Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli, Harald Seifert Fungal Infections of Catheters, Sergio B. Wey and Arnaldo Colombo Miscellaneous Organisms, Andreas Voss Infections Associated with Specific Catheter Types Central Venous Catheters, Andreas F. Widmer Peripheral Venous Catheters, C. Glen Mayhall Infectious Complications of Swan-Ganz Pulmonary Artery Catheters and Peripheral Arterial Catheters, Leonard A. Mermel and Dennis G. Maki Long-Term Central Venous Catheters: Infectious Complications and Cost, Isaam I. Raad and Hossam Safar Infections Associated with Central Nervous System Implants, Roger Bayston Infections Associated with Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis, Henri Alexander Verbrugh Infections Associated with Catheters Used for Hemodialysis and Hemodialysis Shunts, Verena A. Briner and Andreas F. Widmer Catheter-Related Infections in Pediatric Patients, Andre Fleer, Tannette G. Krediet, Leo J. Gerards, and John J. Roord Prevention of Catheter-Related Associated Infections Current Approaches to the Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections, Bernd Jansen

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA34510577
• ISBN:
  • 0824798481
• LCCN: 97002630
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 466 p.
• Size: 24cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC112
  • NLM : W1 IN406HMN v.20 1997
  • NLM : WC 195 C363 1997
  • DC21 : 616.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Nosocomial infections
  • LCSH : Catheterization -- Complications
  • MESH : Cross Infection -- etiology
  • MESH : Catheterization -- adverse effects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA04853836