Surgical Infections Book

	Preface
	Contributing Authors
1	History of Surgical Infection	3
2	Microbiology of Surgical Pathogens	11
3	Altered Host Defense Mechanisms in Septic Patients	19
4	The Microenvironment of Infection	43
5	Spectrum and Activity of Antibiotics	55
6	Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance	73
7	Antifungal Chemotherapy	85
8	Antiviral Chemotherapy	91
9	Antibiotic Pharmacology	99
10	Aseptic Technique in the Operating Room	109
11	Antiseptics in Surgery	119
12	Systemic Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery	127
13	Prevention of Infection: Intestinal Antibiotics	135
14	Surgical Wound Infections: Surveillance for Quality Improvement	145
15	Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections	161
16	Burn Wound Infection	169
17	Infections of the Breast	179
18	Infectious Complications of Breast Surgery	191
19	Hidradenitis Suppurativa	197
20	Pressure Ulcers	207
21	Perirectal Abscesses	219
22	Peritonitis	227
23	Appendicitis	241
24	Cholecystitis and Cholangitis	251
25	Diverticulitis	265
26	Perforated Ulcers	273
27	Pancreatitis and Secondary Infections	279
28	Intra-abdominal Infection and Abdominal Trauma	285
29	Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Splenic Abscess	297
30	Necrotizing Enterocolitis	303
31	Primary Peritonitis	309
32	Peritoneal Dialysis - Associated Peritonitis	315
33	Postoperative Pneumonia	327
34	Infective Endocarditis	337
35	Thoracic Empyema	349
36	Mycotic Aneurysms	355
37	Surgical Infections of the Pericardium	365
38	Mediastinal Infections	383
39	Post-Sternotomy Wound Infections	389
40	Open Fractures and Osteomyelitis	399
41	Infections of Total Joint Prostheses	407
42	The Fetid Foot	415
43	Infections of the Hand	427
44	Posttraumatic Central Nervous System Infections	443
45	Brain Abscess	453
46	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections	461
47	Nosocomial Sinusitis	467
48	Postoperative Parotitis	473
49	Cervical Space Infections	477
50	Midfacial Cellulitis	483
51	Odontogenic Surgical Infections	487
52	Otitis Externa and Otitis Media	495
53	Ocular Infections	501
54	Postoperative Urinary Tract Infections	509
55	Renal Infections	515
56	Epididymitis	523
57	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	529
58	Infections of Intravascular Devices	541
59	Prosthetic Graft Infection in Vascular Surgery	551
60	Postsplenectomy Infections	565
61	Toxic Shock Syndrome	569
62	Candida Infections and Candidemia	577
63	Unusual Fungus Pathogens in Surgical Patients	591
64	Actinomycosis and Nocardiosis	603
65	Protozoan Infections: Pneumocystis Pneumonia	611
66	Protozoan Infections: Entamoeba histolytica	615
67	Protozoan Infections: Toxoplasmosis	623
68	Parasitic Infections: Echinococcal Disease	629
69	Clostridium difficile Enterocolitis	635
70	Cytomegalovirus Infections	641
71	Tetanus	651
72	Occupational Risks for Surgeons: Hepatitis	657
73	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	669
74	Mycobacterial Infections	679
75	The Septic Response, Septic Shock, and Multiple-Organ Failure	693
76	Microbial Gastrointestinal Translocation	707
77	The Septic Response without Infection	717
78	The Role of Antiendotoxin Antibodies as Adjuvant Therapy for the Management of Gram-Negative Sepsis and Septic Shock	723
79	Immune Modulation	737
80	Receptor and Mediator Blockade in the Treatment of Sepsis	751
	Index	763