The aim of the volume is to provide an authoritative and international treatise bringing together current knowledge in the field of respiratory infection. The book will be organised by presentation rather than causative organism, a differentiating feature from the existing competition, andwill be divided into four parts- 'General Issues','Community -acquired infections', 'Nosocomial infections' and 'Respiratory Infections in Immunocompromised Patients'. Each chapter will conclude with a summary highlighting practical 'take-home' messages regarding patient management for the reader.It will be highly illustrated, including colour plates where appropriate. The principal market will be pulmonologists with a specialist interest in this area and infectious disease specialists, but that the text will also be of interest to clinical researchers and a useful library reference.

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Antoni Torres is at UVIR/Department of Pulmonology at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Santiago Ewig is in the Department of Medicine, University of Bonn. Lionel Mandell is a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. Mark Woodhead is in the Department of Respirator Medicine, Manchester RoyalInfirmary.