Bookeditor, Ilias I. Siempos.
Contents:
Hospital-acquired pneumonia / Ilias I. Siempos
Risk factors / Simone Gattarello, Despoina Koulenti & Jordi Rello
Etiology and pathophysiology of hospital-acquired pneumonia / Ian Weir, Luciano Silvestri & Hendrick K.F. van Saene
Symptoms, diagnosis and prognosis / Despoina Koulenti & Alexis Tabah
Ventilator-associated pneumonia / Jana Hudcova & Donald E. Craven
Prevention as a key measure to improve healthcare quality and patient safety / Dominique M. Vandijck, Stijn I. Blot, Sonia O. Labeau & Dirk P. Vogelaers
Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia / Adamantia Liapikou
Index.