Catheter-Related Infections

Pathogenesis of Vascular Catheter-Related Infections, Robert J. Sherertz
Diagnosis of Catheter-Related Infections, Karl G. Kristinsson

Infections Due to Specific Pathogens

Catheter-Related Staphylococcus aureus Infection, Barry M. Farr
Catheter-Associated Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative, Staphylococci: Clinical and Biological Aspects, Mathias Herrmann and Georg Peters
Catheter-Related Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli, Harald Seifert
Fungal Infections of Catheters, Sergio B. Wey and Arnaldo Colombo
Miscellaneous Organisms, Andreas Voss

Infections Associated with Specific Catheter Types

Central Venous Catheters, Andreas F. Widmer
Peripheral Venous Catheters, C. Glen Mayhall
Infectious Complications of Swan-Ganz Pulmonary Artery Catheters and Peripheral Arterial Catheters, Leonard A. Mermel and Dennis G. Maki
Long-Term Central Venous Catheters: Infectious Complications and Cost, Isaam I. Raad and Hossam Safar
Infections Associated with Central Nervous System Implants, Roger Bayston
Infections Associated with Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis, Henri Alexander Verbrugh
Infections Associated with Catheters Used for Hemodialysis and Hemodialysis Shunts, Verena A. Briner and Andreas F. Widmer
Catheter-Related Infections in Pediatric Patients, André Fleer, Tannette G. Krediet, Leo J. Gerards, and John J. Roord

Prevention of Catheter-Related Associated Infections

Current Approaches to the Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections, Bernd Jansen