Infectious Diseases in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients A practical approach

Infectious Diseases in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients A practical approach / edited by Oriol Manuel, Michael G Ison.

This book describes a practical approach to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infectious complications in solid-organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients, based on both up-to-date clinical evidence and state of the art expert opinion from world-renowned experts in the field. The bo...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Manuel, Oriol (Editor), Ison, Michael G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Infectious diseases.
Surgical transplantation.
Critical care medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Section A: general transplant infectious diseases
  • 1. Current epidemiology of infection in SOT recipients: a general schedule
  • 2. How I assess the risk of infection in SOT recipients
  • 3. Pre- and peri- transplant period: screening and treatment of infections in the pre transplant period, donor derived infection
  • 4. Early post transplant period. Peri and post transplant preventive strategies. Antiviral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial prevention
  • 5. Late post transplant period. Post transplant vaccination, travel advice, food-borne infections
  • Section B: specific pathogens
  • 1. How I prevent and treat CMV infection (and other herpesviruses)
  • 2. How I prevent and treat EBV related complications
  • 3. How I prevent and treat polyomavirus infection
  • 4. How I prevent and treat respiratory virus infection
  • 5. How I prevent and treat viral hepatitis
  • 6. How I prevent and treat multi-drug resistant bacterial infection
  • 7. How I prevent and treat mold infections
  • 8. How I prevent and treat yeast infections
  • 9. How I prevent and treat mycobacterial infections
  • 10. How I prevent and treat other opportunistic infections: nocardia, toxoplasmosis, pneumocystis, Chagas
  • Section C: management of specific syndromes
  • 1. Management of pneumonia
  • 2. Management of CNS infections
  • 3. Management of UTI
  • 4. Management of infections of devices: catheter-related infections, pre transplant VAD infections, infections of ECMO devices
  • 5. Management of skin infections.

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