The immuno-compromised patient is more susceptible to a broader range of infections than others, and infections of the respiratory tract are among the first and most common to be encountered.In this book the authors review current options for management for a group of patients that present unique challenges to the clinician, and for whom the choices of effective therapy are often limited.Most up to date book available dedicated specifically to this topicMajor management issue in respiratory medicine for critical care, transplant and cancer patientsReviews important new advances in therapeutics, including drug resistance
Author(s): Carlos Agusti, Antoni Torres
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 458
Pulmonary Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient: Strategies for Management......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
Contributors......Page 10
01. Lung immune defences in the
immunosuppressed patient......Page 13
2. Microbiological diagnosis of respiratory infections in the immunocompromised......Page 41
03. Diagnosis of pneumonia in
immunocompromised patient......Page 65
04. Pulmonary imaging in
immunocompromised patients......Page 106
05. Pulmonary infections in HIV
patients in the highly active
antiretroviral therapy era......Page 128
06. Neutropenia......Page 153
07. General management of suspected
pneumonia in the solid organ
transplant patient......Page 207
08. Respiratory infections
following haematopoietic
stem cell transplantation......Page 223
09. Chronic non-infectious pulmonary
complications in haematopoietic
stem cell transplantation......Page 267
10. Pulmonary infections in patients on
chronic glucocorticoid treatment......Page 292
11. Intensive care management in
the immunocompromised patient
with pulmonary infiltrates......Page 314
12. Current strategies and future
directions in antibacterial
treatment......Page 333
13. Current strategies in the treatment
of fungal infections in the intensive
care unit setting......Page 356
14. Current strategies and future
directions in cytomegalovirus
(CMV) pneumonitis......Page 389
15. Antiviral agents against
respiratory viruses......Page 407
Index......Page 435
