Stress Ulcer Syndrome
Stress Ulcer Syndrome Sonal Kumar Chandra Prakash Gyawali Gary R. Zuckerman Stress ulcer syndrome refers to the acute onset of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, usually from proximally located gastric ulcers…
Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Ryan F. Porter Gary R. Zuckerman Chandra Prakash Gyawali Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common emergency that often necessitates admission to the intensive care…
Serious Epidemic Viral Pneumonias
Serious Epidemic Viral Pneumonias Daniel H. Libraty There are a number of established, emerging, and reemerging viruses that can lead to severe respiratory illness in immunocompetent individuals. The etiologic agents…
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Robert W. Belknap Randall R. Reves Epidemiology Tuberculosis (TB) continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2007, there were an estimated 9.27 million new cases, 13.7 million…
Infectious Complications of Drug Abuse
Infectious Complications of Drug Abuse Afroza Liton William L. Marshall Drug abuse, the deliberate taking of an unprescribed drug dose or illicit substance, is a pervasive problem in our society…
Intensive Care of Patients with HIV Infection
Intensive Care of Patients with HIV Infection Sarah H. Cheeseman Mark J. Rosen At the start of the pandemic in the 1980s, AIDS was considered to be rapidly fatal in…
Acute Infection in the Immunocompromised Host
Acute Infection in the Immunocompromised Host Jennifer S. Daly Robert W. Finberg Advances in the management of neoplastic diseases, transplant immunology, and the therapy of autoimmune diseases have resulted in…
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infections Steven M. Opal Urinary tract infection (UTI) remains a common nosocomially acquired infection, accounting for approximately 25% to 40% of all infectious complications in hospitalized patients [1,2,3,4,5]….
