Full Description
A multifaceted approach to the detection and characterization of infections encountered in this high-risk patient group.Examines a wide range of approaches and challenges to infectious disease diagnostics for immunocompromised patients.Provides a broad explanation of the causes of immune suppression, the populations at risk for infections, and the various kinds of infections. Addresses crucial laboratory diagnostic methods for individual pathogens.Details a more systematic perspective on the affected organs in immunocompromised patients. Serves as a reference for laboratory professionals, infectious disease physicians, oncologists, transplant specialists, and other healthcare providers who care for immunocompromised patients.This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Contents
Table of ContentsI. Hosts and Infections1. Overview of Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, Lesia K. Dropulic and Howard M. LedermanII. Laboratory Diagnosis: Specific Etiologic Agents2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Yun F. (Wayne) Wang, Molly Eaton, Audrey N. Schuetz, and Steven Nesheim3. Cytomegalovirus, Cari R. Sloma, Thomas E. Grys, and Raymund R. Razonable4. Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus 8, David T. Rowe, Frank J. Jenkins, and Heather R. Hensler5. Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, and Human Herpesvirus 7, Paula A. Revell, James H. Clark, III and Beverly B. Rogers6. Adenovirus, Michael G. Ison and Randall T. Hayden7. RNA Respiratory Viruses, Michael G. Ison and Eric S. Rosenberg8. Enteroviruses, James J. Dunn9. Parvovirus, Marie Louise Landry10. Filamentous Fungi, Gary W. Procop, Randall T. Hayden, and Glenn D. Roberts11. Yeasts, Justin A. Bishop and William G. Merz12. Mycobacteria, Nancy G. Warren and Gail L. Woods13. Aerobic Actinomycetes, Michael A. Saubolle14. Parasites, Lynne S. GarciaIII. Laboratory Diagnosis: an Organ Systems Approach15. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, Karen C. Carroll16. Genitourinary Tract Infections, Barbara L. Haller17. Gastrointestinal Infections, Irving Nachamkin18. Central Nervous System Infections, Igen Hongo, Karen C. Bloch, and Yi-Wei Tang19. Bloodstream Infections, Cathy A. Petti, Hafsa Hassan, and L. Barth Reller20. Soft Tissue and Prosthetic Device Infections, Xiang Y. Han21. Hospital-Associated Infections, Fann Wu, Susan Whittier, and Phyllis Della-LattaIV. Future Trends22. Future Trends in Diagnosis of Infections in the Immunocompromised Population, Donna M. Wolk and Elizabeth M. Marlowe
