The World Clinics: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine series brings pulmonary specialists fully up to date with the latest developments in different branches of respiratory medicine. This first manual focuses on pneumonias.Beginning with an introduction to the epidemiology and risk factors of pneumonia the following chapters discuss diagnosis and treatment of different strains of pneumonia in adults and children. Pneumonia in immune-suppressed patients, community acquired and zoonotic (transferrable between species) pneumonias are also covered.More than 80 full colour images and illustrations are included to enhance learning. Key pointsBrings pulmonary specialists up to date with latest developments in diagnosis and treatment of pneumoniasDiscusses different strains in both adults and childrenCovers pneumonia in immune-suppressed patients, community acquired and zoonotic pneumoniasIncludes more than 80 full colour images and illustrations
Surinder K Jindal MD FCCPProfessor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaRandeep Guleria MD DMProfessor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
AbbreviationsEpidemiology and Risk Factors of PneumoniaDiagnostic Approach to PneumoniasMicrobiological and Molecular Diagnosis of PneumoniasCommunity-acquired Pneumonia: An OverviewManagement of Community-acquired PneumoniaUse of Antibiotics in Community-acquired PneumoniasCommunity-acquired Pneumonia in ChildrenLower Respiratory Tract Viral InfectionsNosocomial and Healthcare-associated PneumoniaPneumonia in the Immunosuppressed PatientOrganizing PneumoniaZoonotic Pneumonia