Catheter-Related Infections

Harald Seifert, University of Cologne. Bernd Jansen, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. Barry M Farr.

• Basic Principles; Epidemiology and Impact of Catheter-Related Infections D. Pittet; Pathogenesis of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections R. Sherertz; The Role of Biofilm in the Pathogenesis of Catheter-Related Infections Peter Kite; Management of Catheter-Related Infections L. Mermel and B. Farr; Infections Due to Specific Pathogens; Catheter-Related Stapylococcus aureus Infection B. Farr; Catheter-Related Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci M. Hermann and G. Peters; Catheter-Related Infections Due to Gramnegative Bacilli H. Seifert; Fungal Infections of Catheters S. Wey and A. Colombo; Infections Associated with Specific Catheter Types; Central Venous Catheters A. Widmer; Peripheral Venous Catheters G. Mayhall; Infectious Complications of Swan-Ganz Pulmonary Artery and Peripheral Arterial Catheters L. Mermel and D. Maki; Long-Term Central Venous I. Raad and H. Safar.

"…The text is clear and readable, with helpful figures and tables. The documentation is extensive and as current as can be expected.""…a timely addition to the literature [that] provides a needed, valuable and topical review of knowledge about intravascular catheter-related sepsis."Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy"…a solid and useful contribution to this important field….It will fit nicely into office or department libraries."Infection