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Springer Immunology and Infectious Disease 1st Editon 2002 Hardbound by Lesley A. Doughty, Peter Linden
1. Host Microbicidal Actions of the Innate Immune Response.- 2. Activation of the Innate Immune Response in Critical Illness.- 3. Down-Regulation of the Immune Response.- 4. Mechanisms of Pharmacologic Immune Suppression.- 5. Modulation of the Immune Response in Critical Illness/Injury.- 6. Immune Monitoring and Strategies for Immune Modulation.- 7. Central Venous Catheter Related Infections: The Role of Antimicrobial Catheters.- 8. Discrimination of True Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient.- 9. Detection of Urinary Tract Infection in the Catheterized ICU Patient.- 10. Antimicrobial Choices and Dosing Strategies to Maximize Efficacy and Minimize the Development of Bacterial Resistance.