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Informationen zum Autor Deepali Kumar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, University of Alberta, Canada Atul Humar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, University of Alberta, Canada Klappentext Whether you need to manage a post-transplant infection or reduce the possibility of infection, you will find effective guidance in this handbook. The work of the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice, this reference exclusively uses tables and flowcharts to speed up decision making. This distinguished group of investigators and teachers provide point of care information on optimum management of infection in adult and pediatric organ and stem cell transplant patients. The unique tables and flowcharts are devised by the authors, backed up with extensive references, making the book a fully researched yet easy to use guide. The fast growing specialty of transplantation will be well served by this book as increasing numbers of successful procedures mean transplant teams have to be ever more alert to the possibility of and need for action in the event of ensuing infection. Zusammenfassung Whether you need to manage a post-transplant infection or reduce the possibility of infection, you will find effective guidance in this handbook. The work of the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice, this reference exclusively uses tables and flowcharts to speed up decision making. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 General Issues and Infectious Syndromes. 1 Timeline of Infections After Organ Transplant (Christian van Delden). 2 Timeline of Infections After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (Sarah P. Hammond & Francisco M. Marty). 3 Immune Reconstitution After Myeloablative Stem Cell Transplant (Sarah P. Hammond & Francisco M. Marty). 4 Pre-transplant Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Organ Transplant Candidate (Staci A. Fischer). 5 Pre-transplant Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Candidate (Staci A. Fischer). 6 Technical Complications after Organ Transplant and Associated Infections (Abhinav Humar). 7 Evaluation and Initial Treatment of Infectious Complications Among Organ Transplant Recipients (Kathleen Julian). 8 Management of Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients (Bartholomew Bono). 9 Management of Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients (Bartholomew Bono). 10 Management of Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients (Bartholomew Bono). 11 Management of Infections in Lung, Heart-Lung, and Heart Transplant Recipients (Shahid Husain & S.M. Hosseini-Mogaddham). 12 Management of Infections in Intestinal Transplant Recipients (Michael Green). 13 Antimicrobial Management of Patients with Fever and Neutropenia Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (Upton D. Allen). Part II Specific Pathogens. 14 Cytomegalovirus (Raymund R. Razonable & Atul Humar). 15 Epstein-Barr Virus and Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (Rebecca Madan & Betsy Herold). 16 Management of herpes simplex virus (Marian G. Michaels). 17 Management of Varicella Zoster Virus (Marian G. Michaels). 18 Prevention and Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6, 7 and 8 Infections in Transplant Recipients (Raymund R. Razonable). 19 BK Polyomavirus and Polyomavirus-associated Nephropathy (Hans H. Hirsch). 20 Respiratory Viruses (Oriol Manuel). 21 Human Papillomavirus (Gail E. Reid). 22 Hepatitis B (Karen E. Doucette). 23 Hepatitis C Management in Transplant Candidates and Recipients (Karen E. Doucette). 24 Management Algorithm for Transplantation in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Shirish Huprikar). 25 Management of Selected Fungal Infections After Transplantation (Michele I. Morris). 26 Treatment of Nocardia). Infections (Nina M. Clark).
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"Overall, I enjoyed this book and its contribution to the field of transplantation. Many clinicians would find this helpful in their daily practice." (Doody's, 16 December 2011)
