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Title Clinical approach to infection in the compromised host / edited by Robert H. Rubin and Lowell S. Young ; with a foreword by Ralph Van Furth
Edition 4th ed
Published New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 719 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defects in Host Defense Mechanisms -- 1. Colonization -- 2. First Line of Defense -- 3. Second Line of Defense -- 4. Factors that Influence the Quality of Host Defense -- 5. Diseases that Affect Host Defense -- 6. Immunosuppressive Drugs -- 7. Plasmapheresis -- 8. Radiation -- 9. Attempts to Strengthen Host Defense -- References -- 3 Mucocutaneous Infections in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Skin as a Barrier to Infection -- 3. Types of Skin Infection -- 4. Diagnostic Aspects of Skin Infections in the Compromised Patient -- 5. Opportunistic Infections by Pathogen -- 6. Diagnostic Aspects of Skin Infections in the Compromised Patient -- 7. Inflammatory Disorders that Simulate Infection in the Compromised Host -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- References -- 4 with Fever and Pulmonary Infiltrates Clinical Approach to the Compromised Host -- 1. The Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome and Its Importance -- 2. Overview of the Infectious Causes of the Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome in the Immunocompromised Host -- 3. Overview of Noninfectious Causes of the Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome -- 4. Radiologic Clues to the Diagnosis of the Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome -- 5. Specific Diagnosis -- 6. Superinfection -- References -- 5 Central Nervous System Infection in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Viral Infections -- 3. Bacterial Infections -- 4. Fungal Infections -- 5. Protozoal Infections -- References -- 6 Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Antifungal Prophylaxis in the Immunocompromised Host -- 3. Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Neutropenic Patients with Persistent Fever -- 4. Candidiasis -- 5. Aspergillosis -- 6. Zygomycosis -- 7. Fusariosis -- 8. Cryptococcosis -- 9. Histoplasmosis -- 10. Coccidioidomycosis -- 11. Blastomycosis -- 12. Unusual Fungal Pathogens -- 13. Antifungal Agents -- References -- 7 Mycobacterial and Nocardial Diseases in the Compromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microbiologic Classification and Clinical Syndromes -- 3. Pathogenesis and Epidemiology -- 4. Treatment of Tuberculosis, Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, and Alternative Antituberculosis Chemotherapy -- 5. Nocardiosis -- References -- 8 Pneumocystis carinii and Parasitic Infections in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pneumocystis carinii -- 3. Toxoplasma gondii -- 4. Cryptosporidium Species -- 5. Isospora belli -- 6. Microsporidia -- 7. Strongyloides stercoralis -- 8. Entamoeba histolytica and Amebiasis -- 9. Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis -- 10. Leishmaniasis -- 11. Other Parasitic Diseases of the Immunocompromised Host -- References -- 9 Viral Hepatitis in the Compromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role of Immunologic Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Viral Hepatitis -- 3. Viral Hepatitis in the Immunocompromised Host -- 4. Prevention -- 5. Summary -- References -- 10 The Herpesviruses -- 1. General Characteristics of Herpesviruses -- 2. Characteristics of Particular Herpesviruses -- tidtid2001
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Opportunistic infections.
Communicable diseases
Immunological deficiency syndromes -- Complications.
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes -- complications
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- immunology
Immunocompromised Host -- immunology
Communicable Diseases
MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
Communicable diseases
Immunological deficiency syndromes -- Complications
Opportunistic infections
Form Electronic book
Author Rubin, Robert H., 1941-
Young, Lowell S
ISBN 0306475278
9780306475276
9780306466939
0306466937
6610200149
9786610200146