Pulmonary Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient: Strategies for Management

Authors review current options for management for a group of patients that present unique challenges to the clinician, and for whom the choices of effective therapy are often limited.

The immuno-compromised patient is more susceptible to a broader range of infections than others, and infections of the respiratory tract are among the first and most common to be encountered.

• Most up to date book available dedicated specifically to this topic
• Major management issue in respiratory medicine for critical care, transplant and cancer patients
• Reviews important new advances in therapeutics, including drug resistance

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Agusti, Carlos; Torres, Antoni

ISBN:

978-0-47-031957-4

Specialty:

• Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

458

Publication Year:

2009