How to Treat Severe Infections in the ICU

Review articles in this book include: How to avoid microaspiration? A key element for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated ICU patients, Treatment of gram - positive infections in critically ill patients, How to treat infections in a surgical intensive care unit, How do we use therapeutic drug monitoring to improve outcomes from severe infections in critically ill patients?, How to treat VAP due to MDR pathogens in ICU patients, Treatment of bloodstream infections in ICUs, How to approach and treat VAP in ICU patients, How to approach and treat viral infections in ICU patients, How to treat severe infections in critically ill neutropenic patients?, Save Antibiotics: a call for action of the World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance (WAAAR), and Use of rapid diagnostic techniques in ICU patients with infections.