Transplant Infections provides a comprehensive review of epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of opportunistic infections and focuses on the clinical concerns of the practitioner.

Contents

Introduction to Transplant Infections

• Introduction to Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Introduction to Solid Organ Transplantation

Risks and Epidemiology of Infections after Transplantation

• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Allogenic Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Heart Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Lung or Heart-Lung Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Pancreas or Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Renal Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Liver Transplantation
• Risks and Epidemiology of Infections After Intestinal Transplantation

Specific Sites of Infection

• Pneumonia After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Skin Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Central Nervous System Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Gastrointestinal Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation

Bacterial Infections

• Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Typical and Atypical Mycobacterium Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Other Bacterial Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation

Viral Infections

• Cytomegalovius Infection After Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Cytomegalovirus Infection After Solid Organ Transplantation
• Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Lymphoproliferative Disease After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Virus Infection After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Infections with Human Herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8 After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Community-Acquired Respiratory Viruses After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Adenovirus, Parvovirus B19, Papilloma Virus, and Polyomaviruses After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Hepatitis Viruses After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Mold Infections After Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Mold Infections After Solid Organ Transplantation
• Infections Caused by Rare Fungi After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation
• Endemic Mycoses After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation

Other Infections

• Toxoplasmosis After Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Toxoplasmosis After Solid Organ Transplantation
• Parasites After Hemopoietic Stem Cell or Solid Organ Transplantation

Infection Control

• Infection Control Issues After Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Infection Control Issues After Solid Organ Transplantation

Immune Reconstruction Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Infections

• Vaccination of Transplant Recipients
• Granulocyte Transfusions After Transplantation
• Growth Factors and Other Immunomodulators After Transplantation
• Adoptive Immunotherapy with Herpesvirus-Specific T Cells After Transplantation
• Clinical Applications of Immunoglobin in Hemopoietic Stem Cell of Solid Organ Transplantation

Hot Topics

• Infection Issues in Xenotransplantation
• Management of Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections After Transplantation

Index

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