Full Description
In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Dr. Barbara Jones, Chiagozie Pickens, and Charles Dela Cruz bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pneumonia. Leading experts provide in-depth discussions on viral and bacterial co-infection; global variation in pneumonia epidemiology; diagnostic testing in patients with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia; host response diagnostics in pneumonia; imaging modalities to diagnose pneumonia; and more.
Contains 21 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including vaccines against pneumonia: current updates; antibiotic and non-antibiotic treatment; aspiration pneumonia: defining the disease and identify risk factors; pneumonia as a multisystem disease; quality improvement in pneumonia; and more
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pneumonia, 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
The Impact of Environmental and Climate Factors on Pneumonia Pathogenesis
Host Variation in Pneumonia Susceptibility
The Role of the Respiratory Microbiome in Pneumonia
Host-Pathogen Interactions Leading to Pneumonia Pathogenesis
Respiratory Viral and Bacterial Superinfection
Global Variation in Pneumonia Epidemiology
Diagnostic Testing in Patients with a Clinical Diagnosis of Pneumonia
Host Response Diagnostics in Pneumonia
Imaging Modalities to Diagnose Pneumonia
Sampling of the Respiratory Tract to Optimize Diagnosis of Pneumonia
Evolving Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
The Evolving Etiology of Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Pneumonia as a Multisystemic Disease
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Past, Present, and Future of Quality Improvement in Pneumonia
The Role of Complex Digital Interventions to Improve Pneumonia Care
Customizing Antibiotic Treatment for Pneumonia: Can We Have a Single Unified Algorithm for all Types of Pneumonia?
Non-antibiotic Treatments for Pneumonia: Host-Directed Therapies, Next-Steps and Future Directions
Vaccines Against Pneumonia: Current Updates
Advocacy in Pneumonia
