Principles and Practice of Cancer Infectious Diseases (eBook)
XX, 596 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-60761-644-3 (ISBN)
Principles and Practice of Cancer Infectious Diseases is a comprehensive and insightful work dedicated to elucidating the problem of infections in cancer patients. This essential volume reviews common and less often encountered infections, while establishing the difficulties behind preventing, diagnosing, and treating infectious diseases in cancer patients. Key sections are devoted to the presentation of clinical symptoms and the identification of major etiologic agents. A cadre of leading clinicians provide a detailed assessment of the risk factors for various infections, critical strategies in preventing and managing infections, and study of the interactions between the pathogen and host's immune function and inflammatory response. With its in-depth knowledge and concise treatment of the distinct facets of infections in cancer patients, this volume is an indispensible tool for all infectious disease specialists and clinical oncologists.
Principles and Practice of Cancer Infectious Diseases is a comprehensive and insightful work dedicated to elucidating the problem of infections in cancer patients. This essential volume reviews common and less often encountered infections, while establishing the difficulties behind preventing, diagnosing, and treating infectious diseases in cancer patients. Key sections are devoted to the presentation of clinical symptoms and the identification of major etiologic agents. A cadre of leading clinicians provide a detailed assessment of the risk factors for various infections, critical strategies in preventing and managing infections, and study of the interactions between the pathogen and host's immune function and inflammatory response. With its in-depth knowledge and concise treatment of the distinct facets of infections in cancer patients, this volume is an indispensible tool for all infectious disease specialists and clinical oncologists.
Part I Overview and Special Population1. Infections in Patients with Cancer – An OverviewAmar SafdarGerald P. BodeyDonald Armstrong 2. Infections in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationGeorg MaschmeyerPer Ljungman3. Infections in Patients with Hematologic MalignancyGenovefa PapanicolaouJayesh Mehta 4. Infections in Patients with Solid-Organ CancerAlison G. Freifeld5. Infections in Patients Treated with Monoclonal Antineoplastic TherapyAndre GoySusan O’Brien6. Infections in Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical ProcedureJose Francisco TomasPatricia Munoz Juan Carlos Lopez GutierrezEmilo S. Bouza7. Infections in Critically Ill Cancer PatientsHenry MasurPart II Clinical SyndromesFebrile Neutropenia 8. Management of Neutropenic Patients with Fever Kenneth V. I. Rolston Gerald P. Bodey9. Controversies in Empiric Therapy for Febrile NeutropeniaJohn WingardDevice-Related Infections 10. Catheter-Related Bloodstream InfectionsIba Al WohoushAnne-Marie ChaftariIssam I. Raad11. Treatment Strategies for Infected Indwelling Intravascular Devices Nasia SafdarDennis MakiPulmonary Complications12. Pneumonia and Other Lung Infections Scott EvansAmar Safdar 13. Noninfectious Lung Infiltrates Difficult to Distinguish from PneumoniaRana Kaplan Vicky ShannonBurton DickeyDiane StoverGastrointestinal Tract Infections 14. Orointestinal Mucosal Barrier Injury and Risk of InfectionNicole BlijlevensPeter Donnelly15. Intestinal Tract Bacterial Colonization and Host’s Innate ImmunityCoralia N. MihuKaren J. VigilJavier A. Adachi 16. Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea Amar SafdarBruno GranwehrHerbert DuPont17. Management of Hepatitis B and C Virus Reactivation in Cancer Patients Harrys A. TorresMarta Davila18. Infections in Patients with Genitourinary Tract Cancer Amar SafdarMaurie Markman19. Central Nervous System Infections in Patients with Cancer Victor MulanovichAmar Safdar20. Endocarditis in Cancer Patients – Endovascular Infections and Noninfectious Paraneoplastic Diseases Sara E. CosgroveAruna Subramanian21. Skin Infections and Disorders Confused with Infections in Cancer PatientsSharone Hymes Susan ChonAna Ciurea Part III Major Etiologic AgentsFungal Infections22. Overview of Fungal InfectionsAmar Safdar23. Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Cancer PatientsDionissios NeofytosKieren Marr 24. Invasive Candidiasis and Candidemia in Cancer PatientsJuan Gea-BanaclocheClaudio Viscoli25. Management of Aspergillosis, Zygomycosis, and Other Clinically Relevant Mold Infections in Patient with CancerKonstantinos LeventakosDimitrios Kontoyiannis26. Endemic Mycosis and Cryptococcal DiseaseJohan Maertens 27. Controversies in Management of Invasive Fungal Disease in Cancer Patients Christopher D. PfeifferBarbra Alexander John Perfect28. Fungal Drug Resistance and Pharmacologic Consideration of Dosing New Antifungal Agents Russell E. Lewis David S. Perlin29. Immunotherapy for Difficult-to-Treat Invasive Fungal Disease in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy and Stem Cell Transplantation Brahm H. Segal Amar SafdarDavid A. StevensViral Infections 30. Cytomegalovirus in Patients with CancerMorgan HakkiPer LjungmanMichael Boeckh 31. Epstein-Barr virus, Varicella Zoster virus, and Human Herpes virus 6 & 8 Infections in Cancer Patients Mini KambojDavid M. Weinstock 32. Respiratory VirusesRoy ChemalyRobert Couch33. BK, JC and Parvovirus Infections in Patients with Hematologic MalignancyVeronique ErardMichael Boeckh34. Antiviral Drug Resistance and Implications for Prophylaxis for High Risk Cancer Population Robin K. AveryBacterial Diseases35. Management of Gram-Positive Bacterial Disease: Stapylococcus aureus, Pneumococcus, Streptococcal and Enterococcal InfectionsSamuel ShelburneDaniel Musher36. Management of Gram-Negative Bacterial Disease in Cancer PatientsKenneth V. I. RolstonDavid GreenbergAmar Safdar37. Listeriosis and Nocardiosis in Cancer PopulationHeather E. ClaussBennett Lorber 38. Antimicrobial Distribution and Drug-Drug Interaction in Cancer Patients Ursula TheuretzbacherMarcus ZeitlingerMycobacterial Infections39. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Cancer Patients Michael Glickman 40. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Cancer Patients Amar Safdar 41. Parasitic Infections in Cancer Patients: Toxoplasmosis, Strongyloidiasis and Other Parasites Brian G. BlackburnJose G. Montoya42. Zoonoses in Cancer Patients Donald ArmstrongPart IV Management of Antimicrobial Therapy 43. Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations for Cancer CentersCoralia MihuAlla PaskovatySusan Seo44. Controversies in Planning and Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Graeme N. Forrest45. Prevention of Drug Resistance among Common Healthcare- Associated Pathogens – Current Practice and Future StrategiesCesar A. Arias Rudolf W. Karchmer Part V Infection Prevention: Antimicorbial Prophylaxis and Immunization46. Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antiviral Prophylaxis in High-Risk Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant PopulationJohn WingardMarcio Nucci47. Controversies in Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Marta StanzaniBen de Pauw 48. Protected Environment and Infection ControlPeter Donnelly49. Travel Medicine – Prevention of Tropical and Parasitic DiseasesFrancesca NormanRogelio Lopez-Velez 50. Immunization – Strategies to Improve Vaccine Response in Cancer and Hematopoietic Transplant Population William DeckerAmar Safdar
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.7.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Current Clinical Oncology | Current Clinical Oncology |
| Zusatzinfo | XX, 596 p. |
| Verlagsort | Totowa |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hämatologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| Schlagworte | Antimicrobial prophylaxis • Cord blood transplantation • Drug-resistant organisms • Fungal disease • immunization • Infectious Diseases • Neutropenia • Pneumonia • respiratory infections • stem cell transplantation • viral disease |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60761-644-0 / 1607616440 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60761-644-3 / 9781607616443 |
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