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The AST handbook of transplant infections / edited by Deepali Kumar, Atul Humar ; associate editors, Emily Blumberg, Marian G. Michaels, Kieren Marr ; on behalf of the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 171 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444397949
  • 144439794X
Other title:
  • Handbook of transplant infections
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: AST handbook of transplant infections.DDC classification:
  • 616.9/8 22
LOC classification:
  • RC112 .A88 2011
NLM classification:
  • WO 39
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- General Issues and Infectious Syndromes. Timeline of Infections after Organ Transplant / Christian van Delden -- Timeline of Infections after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant / Sarah P Hammond, Francisco M Marty -- Immune Reconstitution after Myeloablative Stem Cell Transplant / Sarah P Hammond, Francisco M Marty -- Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Organ Transplant Candidate / Staci A Fischer -- Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Candidate / Staci A Fischer -- Technical Complications after Organ Transplant and Associated Infections / Abhinav Humar -- Evaluation and Initial Treatment of Infectious Complications Among Organ Transplant Recipients / Kathleen Julian -- Management of Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients / Bartholomew Bono -- Management of Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients [1₆3] / Bartholomew Bono -- Management of Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients [1₆3] / Bartholomew Bono -- Management of Infections in Lung, Heart₆Lung, and Heart Transplant Recipients / Shahid Husain, S M Hosseini-Mogaddham -- Management of Infections in Intestinal Transplant Recipients / Michael Green -- Antimicrobial Management of Patients with Fever and Neutropenia Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Upton D Allen -- Specific Pathogens. Cytomegalovirus / Raymund R Razonable, Atul Humar -- Epstein-Barr Virus and Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Rebecca Madan, Betsy Herold -- Management of Herpes Simplex Virus / Marian G Michaels -- Management of Varicella Zoster Virus / Marian G Michaels -- Prevention and Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6, 7 and 8 Infections in Transplant Recipients / Raymund R Razonable -- BK Polyomavirus and Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy / Hans H Hirsch -- Respiratory Viruses / Oriol Manuel -- Human Papillomavirus / Gail E Reid -- Hepatitis B / Karen E Doucette -- Hepatitis C Management in Transplant Candidates and Recipients / Karen E Doucette -- Management Algorithm for Transplantation in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Shirish Huprikar -- Management of Selected Fungal Infections after Transplantation / Michele I Morris -- Treatment of Infections / Nina M Clark -- Tuberculosis: Treatment and Prevention / Nina M Clark -- Treatment of Non-Tuberculous Infections / Nina M Clark -- Pneumonia: Prophylaxis and Therapy / Nicolas J Mueller -- Suggested Therapy of Colitis after Transplantation / Aneesh K Mehta -- Diagnosis and Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria / Emily A Blumberg -- Management of Selected Parasitic Infections after Transplant / Sanjay Mehta, Robert Huang -- Donor Issues. Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Potential Organ Donor / Staci A Fischer -- Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Potential Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Donor / Staci A Fischer -- Donor-Derived Infections / Michael G Ison -- Estimates of Window Period Length for Serology and Nucleic Acid Testing / Atul Humar -- Estimates of Residual Risk of HIV or HCV when Using Selected Increased Risk Donor Categories / Atul Humar -- Management of Recipients of Hepatitis B Core Antibody-Positive Donor Organ / Karen E Doucette -- Donor Tuberculosis Issues: Potential Scenarios and Management / Camille N Kotton, Michele I Morris -- Prevention of Infections after Transplantation. Suggested Prophylaxis Regimens in Organ Transplant Recipients / Nasia Safdar, Germana L M Silva, Jennifer Hsu -- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Regimen for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients / Sherif Mossad -- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Regimen for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients / Sherif Mossad -- Adult Vaccination Schedule after Solid Organ Transplant / Marissa Wilck, Lindsey Baden -- Adult Vaccination Schedule after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant / Lindsey Baden, Marissa Wilck -- Immunizations after Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant [1₆4] / Tanvi Sharma, Lynne Lewis -- Recommendations for Travel-Related Vaccinations and Medications for Transplant Travelers / Camille N Kotton -- Safe Living Strategies for Transplant Patients / Julia Garcia-Diaz, Shannon Bergeron -- Post-Transplant Medications and Drug Interactions. Common Immunosuppressive Drugs, Mechanisms of Action, Side-Effects, and Other Interactions / Daniel Kaul -- Infectious Risks Associated with Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG, Thymoglobulin) / Steven D Burdette -- Infectious Risks Associated with Alemtuzumab (Campath) / Steven D Burdette -- Infectious Risks Associated with IL-2R Antagonist [Basiliximab (Simulect) and Daclizumab (Zenapax)] / Steven D Burdette -- Infectious Risks Associated With Rituximab (Rituxan) / Steven D Burdette -- Drug Interactions Between Antimicrobial Agents and Common Immunosuppressive Drugs Used in Transplantation / Christian Garzoni -- Antiviral Agents for Adult Transplant Recipients / Valentina Stosor -- Antifungal Agents in Adult Transplant Recipients / Shmuel Shoham -- Antiviral Agents for Pediatric Transplant Recipients / Lara Danziger-Isakov, Lizbeth Hansen, Elizabeth Neuner -- Antifungal Agents for Pediatric Transplant Recipients / Lara Danziger-Isakov, Lizbeth Hansen, Elizabeth Neuner -- Index.
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Front Matter -- General Issues and Infectious Syndromes. Timeline of Infections after Organ Transplant / Christian van Delden -- Timeline of Infections after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant / Sarah P Hammond, Francisco M Marty -- Immune Reconstitution after Myeloablative Stem Cell Transplant / Sarah P Hammond, Francisco M Marty -- Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Organ Transplant Candidate / Staci A Fischer -- Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Candidate / Staci A Fischer -- Technical Complications after Organ Transplant and Associated Infections / Abhinav Humar -- Evaluation and Initial Treatment of Infectious Complications Among Organ Transplant Recipients / Kathleen Julian -- Management of Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients / Bartholomew Bono -- Management of Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients [1₆3] / Bartholomew Bono -- Management of Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients [1₆3] / Bartholomew Bono -- Management of Infections in Lung, Heart₆Lung, and Heart Transplant Recipients / Shahid Husain, S M Hosseini-Mogaddham -- Management of Infections in Intestinal Transplant Recipients / Michael Green -- Antimicrobial Management of Patients with Fever and Neutropenia Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Upton D Allen -- Specific Pathogens. Cytomegalovirus / Raymund R Razonable, Atul Humar -- Epstein-Barr Virus and Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Rebecca Madan, Betsy Herold -- Management of Herpes Simplex Virus / Marian G Michaels -- Management of Varicella Zoster Virus / Marian G Michaels -- Prevention and Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 6, 7 and 8 Infections in Transplant Recipients / Raymund R Razonable -- BK Polyomavirus and Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy / Hans H Hirsch -- Respiratory Viruses / Oriol Manuel -- Human Papillomavirus / Gail E Reid -- Hepatitis B / Karen E Doucette -- Hepatitis C Management in Transplant Candidates and Recipients / Karen E Doucette -- Management Algorithm for Transplantation in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Shirish Huprikar -- Management of Selected Fungal Infections after Transplantation / Michele I Morris -- Treatment of Infections / Nina M Clark -- Tuberculosis: Treatment and Prevention / Nina M Clark -- Treatment of Non-Tuberculous Infections / Nina M Clark -- Pneumonia: Prophylaxis and Therapy / Nicolas J Mueller -- Suggested Therapy of Colitis after Transplantation / Aneesh K Mehta -- Diagnosis and Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria / Emily A Blumberg -- Management of Selected Parasitic Infections after Transplant / Sanjay Mehta, Robert Huang -- Donor Issues. Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Potential Organ Donor / Staci A Fischer -- Infectious Disease Evaluation of the Potential Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Donor / Staci A Fischer -- Donor-Derived Infections / Michael G Ison -- Estimates of Window Period Length for Serology and Nucleic Acid Testing / Atul Humar -- Estimates of Residual Risk of HIV or HCV when Using Selected Increased Risk Donor Categories / Atul Humar -- Management of Recipients of Hepatitis B Core Antibody-Positive Donor Organ / Karen E Doucette -- Donor Tuberculosis Issues: Potential Scenarios and Management / Camille N Kotton, Michele I Morris -- Prevention of Infections after Transplantation. Suggested Prophylaxis Regimens in Organ Transplant Recipients / Nasia Safdar, Germana L M Silva, Jennifer Hsu -- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Regimen for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients / Sherif Mossad -- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Regimen for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients / Sherif Mossad -- Adult Vaccination Schedule after Solid Organ Transplant / Marissa Wilck, Lindsey Baden -- Adult Vaccination Schedule after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant / Lindsey Baden, Marissa Wilck -- Immunizations after Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant [1₆4] / Tanvi Sharma, Lynne Lewis -- Recommendations for Travel-Related Vaccinations and Medications for Transplant Travelers / Camille N Kotton -- Safe Living Strategies for Transplant Patients / Julia Garcia-Diaz, Shannon Bergeron -- Post-Transplant Medications and Drug Interactions. Common Immunosuppressive Drugs, Mechanisms of Action, Side-Effects, and Other Interactions / Daniel Kaul -- Infectious Risks Associated with Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG, Thymoglobulin) / Steven D Burdette -- Infectious Risks Associated with Alemtuzumab (Campath) / Steven D Burdette -- Infectious Risks Associated with IL-2R Antagonist [Basiliximab (Simulect) and Daclizumab (Zenapax)] / Steven D Burdette -- Infectious Risks Associated With Rituximab (Rituxan) / Steven D Burdette -- Drug Interactions Between Antimicrobial Agents and Common Immunosuppressive Drugs Used in Transplantation / Christian Garzoni -- Antiviral Agents for Adult Transplant Recipients / Valentina Stosor -- Antifungal Agents in Adult Transplant Recipients / Shmuel Shoham -- Antiviral Agents for Pediatric Transplant Recipients / Lara Danziger-Isakov, Lizbeth Hansen, Elizabeth Neuner -- Antifungal Agents for Pediatric Transplant Recipients / Lara Danziger-Isakov, Lizbeth Hansen, Elizabeth Neuner -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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