Management of infections in immunocompromised patients /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : W.B. Saunders, 2000. |
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| Description: | xvi, 473 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4473191 |
Table of Contents:
- Management of Infections In Immunocompromised Patients
- Introduction
- Part One. General Principles
- 1.0. Practical Guide to Host Defense Mechanisms and the Main Infections Encountered in Immunocompromised (IC) Patients
- 1.1. Components of the Natural Host Defense System
- 1.2. Defects of the Natural Host Defense System and their Main Associated Infections
- 1.3. Main Microorganisms Causing Infections in the Immunocompromised Host in Relation to the Natural Host Defense, Mode of Acquisition and Risk Factors
- 2. Practical Guide to Diagnostic Procedures in IC patients
- 2.1. Microbiological Diagnostic Procedures
- A. Sites of Recovery of Microorganisms
- B. Methods of Detection and Identification of Microorganisms
- C. Diagnostic Procedures according to Sites of Infection
- 2.2. Non-microbiological Diagnostic Procedures Sarah Alexander
- 3. Practical Guide to Antimicrobial Treatments of Commonly Encountered Infections in IC Patients
- Part Two. Specific Conditions
- Template for Questions to be Answered
- 1.0. Patients with Primary (Congenital) Immunodeficiencies
- 2.0. Patients with Aplastic Anaemia
- 3.0. Patients with Solid Tumours
- 4.0. Patients with Haematological Malignancies
- 5.0. Bone-Marrow Transplant Patients
- 6.0. Patients Receiving Immuno-Suppressive Therapy for Automimmune Diseases
- 7.0. Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Patients: An Introduction
- 7.1. Renal Transplant Patients
- 7.2. Liver Transplant Patients
- 7.3. Heart Transplant Patients
- 7.4. Lung Transplant Patients
- 7.5. Intestine Transplant Patients
- 7.6. Pancreas Transplant Patients
