Clinical Management of Bacterial Pneumonia

1. Introduction to pneumoniaIntroductionOverview of bacterial pneumoniaReferences
2. Epidemiology, etiology, and risk factors of bacterial pneumoniaEpidemiologyMicrobial etiology Antibiotic resistance Risk factors Summary points References
3. Pathology and clinical features of pneumoniaPathophysiology of pneumonia Pathogenesis of pneumonia Signs and symptoms of pneumoniaPrognosis of pneumoniaSummary pointsReferences
4. Diagnosis and classification of pneumonia Diagnosis and classification of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumoniaDiagnosis of community-acquired pneumoniaSummary points References
5. Methods for preventing pneumoniaGuidelines for the prevention of pneumoniaPreventative strategies to reduce the risk of community-acquired pneumonia in adultsNonpharmacological prevention of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumoniaVaccination New vaccines Summary points References
6. Management of pneumonia Guidelines for management and treatment of pneumoniaMedical management of pneumonia Guidelines for the antimicrobial treatment of community-acquired pneumoniaGuidelines for the antimicrobial treatment of hospital-acquired/ventilator-associated pneumoniaEmerging therapies for the treatment of community-acquired pneumoniaEmerging therapies for the treatment of hospital-acquired/ventilator-associated pneumoniaManagement of pneumonia in special populations Summary points References

Antoni Torres, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Born in Barcelona in 1954, he is Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona and Head of the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit at Hospital Clínic Barcelona. He is considered a physician of reference both nationally and internationally in lung infections, including pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, immunocompromised patients, ventilation weaning, noninvasive ventilation, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. He leads the research group on Applied Research in Respiratory Diseases of the Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), from where he facilitates translational research studies. He also coordinates a CIBER group on respiratory diseases (Ciberes) and takes part in several European projects. He is co-author of more than 300 scientific publications, has supervised 24 PhD theses, and his H-Index is 97.
Professor Torres has been the recipient of several awards, including the Edward Shanoff award (1988), the Josep Trueta Award (2001), the Fundación de Ciencias de la Salud (2001) award for the 10 best biomedical researchers in the last 4 years, the Lilly Foundation Award (2007) and the Award EUROPE ASPIRE (2011). He was awarded to "the professional excellence in Investigation" of the COMB (College of Physicians), 2013 and received the "ICREA Academia" award from the University of Barcelona (2013). He also holds a Fellowship of the ERS (European Respiratory Society) for the contribution to research in the respiratory field (2014). He is also member of several societies and is the President of the area of tuberculosis and respiratory infections of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) and President of the area of respiratory infections of the Latin American Thorax Association (ALAT).
Catia Cillóniz Campos, PhD, is a Doctor in Medicine at the University of Barcelona. She holds a degree in

"This concise book provides an insightful framework for the approach to patients with bacterial pneumonia that is clinically relevant to providers with widely disparate backgrounds. ... The progression of the book from a relatively basic overview to very specific therapeutic recommendations results in a work that is accessible to essentially any healthcare professional regardless of discipline or level of training. ... evidence-based approach with heavy reliance on guideline-based recommendations should increase the appeal of the book to a diverse audience." (Lee E. Morrow, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)