Optimal management of device associated infections requires a collaborative approach among surgical and medical specialists—a need that is central to this issue of Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America. In addition to the epidemiology, management, and prevention of commonly encountered device associated infections, each review offers technical background on specific devices and related operative procedures. Areas of ongoing investigation are highlighted including innovative concepts for the prevention of biofilm formation and biofilm directed therapeutics. Emerging issues related to reuse of medical devices in resource limited settings are also considered.
1. Contributors - p. 2 2. Contents - p. 3 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 4. Device-Associated Infections - p. 5 5. New Developments in the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter Associated Infections - p. 6 6. Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections - p. 12 7. Management and Prevention of Prosthetic Joint Infection - p. 22 8. Vascular Graft Infections - p. 29 9. Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Associated Infections - p. 38 10. Left Ventricular Assist Device–Associated Infections - p. 49 11. Central Nervous System Device Infections - p. 56 12. Breast Implant Infections - p. 68 13. Infectious Complications of Dialysis Access Devices - p. 77 14. Medical Device–Associated Infections in the Long-Term Care Setting - p. 86 15. Reuse of Medical Devices: Implications for Infection Control - p. 96 16. Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Medical Device-Associated Infections - p. 101 17. Index - p. 107
Optimal management of device associated infections requires a collaborative approach among surgical and medical specialists—a need that is central to this issue of Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America. In addition to the epidemiology, management, and prevention of commonly encountered device associated infections, each review offers technical background on specific devices and related operative procedures. Areas of ongoing investigation are highlighted including innovative concepts for the prevention of biofilm formation and biofilm directed therapeutics. Emerging issues related to reuse of medical devices in resource limited settings are also considered.
1. Contributors - p. 2 2. Contents - p. 3 3. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 4. Device-Associated Infections - p. 5 5. New Developments in the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter Associated Infections - p. 6 6. Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections - p. 12 7. Management and Prevention of Prosthetic Joint Infection - p. 22 8. Vascular Graft Infections - p. 29 9. Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Associated Infections - p. 38 10. Left Ventricular Assist Device–Associated Infections - p. 49 11. Central Nervous System Device Infections - p. 56 12. Breast Implant Infections - p. 68 13. Infectious Complications of Dialysis Access Devices - p. 77 14. Medical Device–Associated Infections in the Long-Term Care Setting - p. 86 15. Reuse of Medical Devices: Implications for Infection Control - p. 96 16. Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Medical Device-Associated Infections - p. 101 17. Index - p. 107
