Transplant infections
By: editors, Raleigh A. Bowden, Per Ljungman, Carlos V. Paya.
Contributors: Bowden, Raleigh A.; Ljungman, Per.; Paya, Carlos V.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 730
Subjects: Communicable diseases; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Complications; Nosocomial infections; Transplants -- adverse effects; Bacterial Infections -- etiology; Mycoses -- etiology; Virus Diseases -- etiology
Description: Designed to be a practical reference covering the common and more unusual infections following bone marrow/stem cell and solid organ transplant. It provides a comprehensive review of epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of opportunistic infections and focuses on the clinical concerns of the practitioner. New to the Second Edition: expanded coverage in all sections, algorithms on work-up of infection for each setting, increased focus on the interaction of the infectious diseases specialist with transplanters, new information on increased infectious risk with stem cell and blood transplants, and progress in treatment and diagnosis of viral infections.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.