Infectious Diseases in the Intensive Care Unit

Infections in intensive care is a very broad topic, and this book provides concise yet comprehensive coverage. It focuses on the appropriate and judicious use of microbiological, radiological and point-of-care tests in diagnostic work-ups and evidence-based management protocols. Moreover, it offers essential information on the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infections in the intensive care unit, making it a handy ready-reference manual for intensivists. 

Manish Soneja graduated from Calcutta Medical College and received his MD in Medicine from AIIMS, New Delhi. Presently, he is an Additional Professor at the Department of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi and has a keen interest in infectious diseases and critical care. He played a key role in launching the DM Infectious Diseases program at AIIMS, the first of its kind in India. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications and has delivered numerous conference presentations on topics in infectious disease and critical care.

Puneet Khanna received his MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and completed his MD in Anaesthesiology at AIIMS, New Delhi. He is working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical care at AIIMS, New Delhi. He was previously an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anaesthesia, PGIMER, Chandigarh. He has published in several prominent national and international journals and has contributed chapters to Indian and international textbooks. Most recently, he published a book on Critical Care Sonography. His research interests include obstetric anaesthesia, translational research, critical care, paediatric anaesthesia, and post-op cognition.