Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rubin, Robert H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Young, Lowell S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Furth, Ralph Van (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Έκδοση: Fourth Edition.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Public health.; Infectious diseases.; Microbiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Public Health.; Medical Microbiology.

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Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Defects in Host Defense Mechanisms
• Mucocutaneous Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
• Clinical Approach to the Compromised Host with Fever and Pulmonary Infiltrates
• Central Nervous System Infection in the Immunocompromised Host
• Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
• Mycobacterial and Nocardial Diseases in the Compromised Host
• Pneumocystis carinii and Parasitic Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
• Viral Hepatitis in the Compromised Host
• The Herpesviruses
• Morbidity in Compromised Patients Related to Viruses Other than Herpes Group and Hepatitis Viruses
• Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations of HIV-1 Infection
• Infectious Complications in Children with Cancer and Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
• Infections Complicating Congenital Immunodeficiency Syndromes
• Management of Infections in Leukemia and Lymphoma
• Infection in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Infection in the Organ Transplant Recipient
• Surgical Aspects of Infection in the Compromised Host.