In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Vivian H. Chu brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in the Prevention and Management of Device-Related Infections. Top experts in the field review provide a contemporary summary of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common device-related infections. State-of-the-art coverage includes transcatheter aortic valve implant infections, cochlear implant infections, contact lens-related infections, the role of meta-genomic sequencing in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Contemporary Issues Related to a Persistent Problem - p. 641 9. Vascular Graft Infections: Updates on a Challenging Problem - p. 657 10. Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Review - p. 673 11. Infections in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support - p. 693 12. Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections - p. 713 13. Periprosthetic Joint Infection: What’s New? - p. 731 14. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections - p. 757 15. Cochlear Implant Infections - p. 777 16. Contact Lens-Related Corneal Infections - p. 795 17. State-of-the-Art Metagenomic Sequencing and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infections - p. 813
In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Vivian H. Chu brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in the Prevention and Management of Device-Related Infections. Top experts in the field review provide a contemporary summary of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common device-related infections. State-of-the-art coverage includes transcatheter aortic valve implant infections, cochlear implant infections, contact lens-related infections, the role of meta-genomic sequencing in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Contemporary Issues Related to a Persistent Problem - p. 641 9. Vascular Graft Infections: Updates on a Challenging Problem - p. 657 10. Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Review - p. 673 11. Infections in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support - p. 693 12. Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections - p. 713 13. Periprosthetic Joint Infection: What’s New? - p. 731 14. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections - p. 757 15. Cochlear Implant Infections - p. 777 16. Contact Lens-Related Corneal Infections - p. 795 17. State-of-the-Art Metagenomic Sequencing and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infections - p. 813
