Clinical Management of Patients Infected with Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Kratz, Thomas; Adini, Bruria; Stich, August; Gottschalk, René
- Source
- Defense Against Biological Attacks
- Subject
- STAKOB
Clinical management
education
HCID
Article
Isolation
- Language
- English
The clinical management of high consequence infectious diseases (HCID) poses an immense challenge, seen largely varying standards in terms of infection prevention control (IPC) as well as in quality of clinical care. This chapter gives an overview of possible treatment as well as IPC options. Lessons learned within the German Permanent Working Group of Competence and Treatment Centres for highly infectious, life-threatening diseases (STAKOB) are taken into account.