Erschienen in:
13.05.2017 | Focus Editorial
Focus on severe infections
verfasst von:
Kevin B. Laupland, Jose-Artur Paiva, Jean-Francois Timsit
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 7/2017
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Excerpt
The epidemiology of severe infections is changing worldwide. As a result of many complex factors not limited to globalization of economies and increased travel, intensivists are increasingly challenged to manage patients with unusual etiologies and increased resistance profiles with the associated risk of treatment failure. While a comprehensive review of this area is beyond the scope of this series, this article aims to highlight some selected recent publications examining severe tropical viral diseases, early diagnosis of infection, and means to optimize therapies for infected patients admitted to the ICU. …