This book is intended to provide a comprehensive update on recent Infectious Diseases-related issues and emerging concerns with relevant (but succinct) background information. The emphasis will remain on real (Infectious Disease) clinical problems faced in this particular patient population. The last Section will represent strategies used to prevent infections, for patients in whom response to conventional preventive measures may not be as effective as in a non-cancer and non-Stem Cell Transplant population. Provides a comprehensive updateon recent Infectious Diseases-related issues and emerging concerns Emphasis will remain on real infectious disease INDICE: Critically Ill Patients: Treatment of Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock.- Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Strategies for Catheter Salvage.- Post-Surgical Infections: Role of Polymicrobial Infections.- Febrile Neutropenia: Empiric and Preemptive Therapy.- Pneumonia: Emerging Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas, Stenotrophomonas and Staphylococcus aureus.- Invasive Fungal Disease: Early Diagnosis, Changing Epidemiology and the New Antifungal Therapy.- Systemic Viral Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment of Cytomegalovirus.- Mycobacterial Diseases: Risk Factors and Treatment of Pulmonary Nontuerculous Mycobacteriosis.- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viral Infections: Implication of Drug-Resistance on Antiviral Therapy.- Infections Complicating Hematopoietic Transplantation: Conventional and Non-Myeloablative Stem Cell and Cordblood StemCell Transplantation.- Immune Enhancement: Growth Factors, Proinflammatory Cytokines and Donor Granulocyte transfusions.- Protective Environment.- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: Breakthrough Infections and Emergence of Drug-Resistant Organisms.- Immunization: Response to Conventional Vaccines &Interventions for Improved Vaccine Response
- ISBN: 978-1-60761-643-6
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés