Managing Infections in Patients With Hematological Malignancies

Description

Managing infections that complicate care of neutropenic patients with leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell recipients has become a distinct specialty. In Managing Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies, the authors and editor draw on their extensive expertise while providing a roadmap for hematologists to efficiently manage the complex infections within their patients. The first section of the text reviews viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens, and provides brief descriptions of the microbes and diseases they cause in patients with hematological malignancies. The second section is devoted to management of infections in patients with the different underlying hematological malignancies, while the third addresses several important topics that are often ignored in most books about infections and hematological malignancies. Managing Infections in Hematological Malignancies is a useful tool for all clinicians and practicing hematologists who treat individual patients and aspire to build stronger infectious diseases programs within their respective cancer centers. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: Approach to the Patient....Pages 1-12 Viruses....Pages 14-69 Bacteria....Pages 71-112 Fungal and Parasitic Infections....Pages 113-134 Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Febrile Neutropenia....Pages 136-171 Lymphomas and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia....Pages 173-187 Multiple Myeloma....Pages 189-209 Stem Cell Transplantation....Pages 211-231 Modulation of Immune Function....Pages 234-258 Prophylaxis....Pages 259-308 Infection Control and Prevention....Pages 309-330 Immunizations....Pages 331-343 Issues in Anti-infective Management....Pages 345-364 Back Matter....Pages 365-371