title: Management of infections in the trauma patient.
abstract: Infections play a leading role in the morbidity and mortality of injured patients. This article discusses risk factors that can increase the chances of a nosocomial infection. It also discusses common types of infection, causative organisms, and the approach to the febrile trauma patient.
authors.affiliation: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Caplan
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology