Full Description
In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Vivian H. Chu brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in the Prevention and Management of Device-Related Infections. Top experts in the field review provide a contemporary summary of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common device-related infections. State-of-the-art coverage includes transcatheter aortic valve implant infections, cochlear implant infections, contact lens-related infections, the role of meta-genomic sequencing in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections, and more.
Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including vascular graft infections; cardiovascular implantable electronic device-associated infections; prosthetic joint infections; breast implant infections; urinary catheter-associated infections; and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the prevention and management of device-related infections, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Contents
Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Contemporary Issues Related to a Persistent Problem
Vascular Graft Infections: Updates on a Challenging Problem
Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Review
Infections in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support
Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections
Periprosthetic Joint Infection: What's New?
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections
Cochlear Implant Infections
Contact Lens-Related Corneal Infections
State-of-the-Art Metagenomic Sequencing and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infections
