Research Catalog

Title

Fungal infections in the immunocompromised patient / edited by John R. Wingard, Elias J. Anaissie.

Publication

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2005.

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Additional Authors

• Wingard, John R., 1947-
• Anaissie, Elias J.

Description

xvii, 675 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 34

Uniform Title

Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 34.

Subjects

• Mycoses
• Immunocompromised Host
• Mycoses > immunology
• Opportunistic Infections
• Immunosuppression

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Overview of host defenses : innate and acquired immunity / Monica Grazziutti, Elias J. Anaissie and John R. Wingard -- 2. Impact of invasive fungal infection on patients undergoing solid organ transplantation / Francisco M. Marty, Lindsey R. Baden and Robert H. Rubin -- 3. Fungal infections in blood and marrow transplant recipients / Kieren A. Marr -- 4. Assessment of the risk for invasive fungal infection among oncology patients / E. J. Bow -- 5. Epidemiology of fungal infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus / Anucha Apisarnthanarak and Willam G. Powderly -- 6. Candida infections in the intensive care unit / Joseph S. Solomkin -- 7. Fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts : host defenses, risks, and epidemiology in special patient groups - pediatrics / Charles B. Foster and Stephen J. Chanock -- 8. Clinical manifestations of invasive fungal infections / Ben E. de Pauw and Jacques F. G. M. Meis -- 9. Clinical syndromes by Candida species / Maria Cecilia Dignani -- 10. Aspergillosis / William J. Steinbach, Juergen Loeffler and David A. Stevens -- 11. Endemic mycoses fungal infections in immunocompromised patients / Robert W. Bradsher -- 12. Emerging fungal infections / Rhonda V. Fleming and Elias J. Anaissie -- 13. Conventional methods for the laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections in the immunocompromised host / Michael A. Pfaller, Sandra S. Richter and Daniel J. Diekema -- 14. Serological and molecular approaches to the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients / Jose L. Lopez-Ribot and Thomas F. Patterson -- 15. Radiology of fungal infections in the immunocompromised patient / Reginald Greene -- 16. Polyenes / John Hiemenz and Thomas J. Walsh -- 17. The systemically acting azoles / Paul O. Gubbins -- 18. Echinocandin antifungal drugs / John R. Graybill and Gregory M. Anstead -- 19. Antifungal agents : other classes and compounds / Andreas H. Groll and Thomas J. Walsh -- 20. Clinically relevant drug interactions with systemic antifungal therapy / Helen L. Leather -- 21. Adjunctive immunotherapy against opportunistic fungal infections / Emmanual Roilides, John Dotis and Thomas J. Walsh -- 22. Antifungal prophylaxis / John R. Wingard and Elias J. Anaissie -- 23. Empirical therapy of suspected infections / J. A. Maertens, K. Theunissen and M. A. Boogaerts -- 24. Treatment of invasive fungal infections / John R. Wingard and Elias J. Anaissie.

ISBN

082475428X (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2005050277
• 9780824754280

OCLC

• ocm60605300
• SCSB-5205182

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries