Acinetobacter: Microbiology, Epidemiology, Infections, Management

by E. Bergogne-Berezin, Marie-Laure Joly-Guillou, Kevin J. Towner

Overview

Acinetobacter details the clinical aspects of this bacterium responsible for many infections in hospitalized patients. This reference explains the importance of these organisms, both from the patient's viewpoint and the economic perspective, and provides clinicians with the knowledge they need to control these bacteria.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849392238
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/05/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

E. Bergogne-Berezin (Department of Microbiology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France), M.L. Joly-Guillou (Department of Microbiology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France) and K.J. Towner (Department of Microbiology and PHLS Laboratory, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Table of Contents

Introduction: History and Importance of Acinetobacter spp., Role in Infections, Treatment, and Cost Implications. Biology of Acinetobacter spp.. Acinetobacter-Microbiology. Epidemiology of Acinebacter spp., Surveillance and Management of Outbreaks. Acinebacter Infections-Overview of Clinical Features. Nosocomial Pneumonia Caused by Acinetobacter spp.. Resistance of Acinetobacter spp. to Antimicrobials-Overview of Clinical Resistance Patterns and Therapeutic Problems. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter spp. -Genetics of Resistance. Nosocomial Infections Caused by Acinetobacter spp. -Therapeutic Problems. Appendices.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is an extremely useful compilation of clinically relevant facts regarding Acinetobacter spp. Highlighting the types of infections caused by Acinetobacter, the authors document the increasing importance of the nosocomial pathogen."
K. Sue Kehl, Doody's Pages, May 1996

From the Publisher

This book is a compilation of currently available information on Acinetobacter spp., including the microbiology, epidemiology, and infections. An important focus of the book is the antimicrobial resistance demonstrated by this organism, its acquisition of resistance, and the therapeutic problems associated with resistance. The purpose is to present the microbiology, epidemiology, infections, resistance to antibiotics, and therapeutic approaches to Acinetobacter. The book is appropriate for physicians practicing in infectious disease and intensive care and for clinical microbiologists. The book has a pleasant, easy-to-read style. There are numerous tables with compilations of data summarizing numerous reports of Acinetobacter infections and graphs documenting increasing resistance of the organism over the years to numerous antibiotics. This book is an extremely useful compilation of clinically relevant facts regarding Acinetobacter spp. Highlighting the types of infections caused by Acinetobacter, the authors document the increasing importance of this nosocomial pathogen. The book serves as a resource for Acinetobacter antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and adequately discusses the therapeutic problems and alternatives associated with these resistance mechanisms. This book is appropriate for infectious disease physicians, clinical microbiologists, and medical school libraries.

Sue C. Kehl