Managing infections that complicate care of neutropenic patients with leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell recipients has become a distinct specialty. So much so, that an otherwise veteran infectious diseases specialist would be uncomfortable for the first time applying his or her general expertise to the neutropenic patient. There is no shortage of review articles, expert opinions, consensus guidelines, and books to guide both hematology and infectious diseases practitioners. Expert reviews are valuable in educating and informing clinicians about the myriad of pathogens that can cause infections in immunocompromised patients. Their practical usefulness is limited to some extent because most expert reviews presuppose knowing the identity of the pathogen. Clinical medicine is not practiced looking backwards. In this volume, we therefore attempted to write an owners manual rather than a collection of reviews.
The audience for this book is the practicing hematologist who treats neutropenic patients with leukemia and stem cell transplant recipients. This targeted hematologist has experience treating infections but not the formal background of the infectious diseases specialist. This book is not a substitute for formal training in infectious diseases. However, the author hope that it will provide a working insight into infections and cancer; enough information to promote understanding of the principles that are the basis for the approach to neutropenic fever and other infections in patients with hematological malignancies.
This book is divided into three sections. The first section consists of three chapters reviewing viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens. The emphasis has been on usefulness with brief descriptions of the microbes and diseases they cause in patients with hematological malignancies, diagnostic methods, and treatments. These three chapters have extensive tables to improve quick access to information. The second section consists of chapters devoted to management of infections in patients with the different underlying hematological malignancies. The emphasis in these chapters is not a comprehensive review of all possible infections. Instead, the authors have focused on their approaches to diagnosing potential pathogens in their infected patients. The authors of these chapters draw on their extensive expertise in providing a roadmap for hematologists to manage efficiently the complexities of infections in their patients. The third section consists of several important topics that are often ignored in most books about infections and hematological malignancies. Treating the population of patients seen in a large cancer center entails several considerations beyond finding the germ and prescribing the right drug.
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: Approach to the Patient
Pathogens
2 Viruses
3 Bacteria
4 Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Hematological Malignancies
5 Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Febrile Neutropenia
6 Lymphomas and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
7 Multiple Myeloma
8 Stem Cell Transplantation
Special Topics
9 Modulation of Immune Function
10 Prophylaxis
11 Infection Control and Prevention
12 Immunizations
13 Issues in Anti-infective Management
Index
The audience for this book is the practicing hematologist who treats neutropenic patients with leukemia and stem cell transplant recipients. This targeted hematologist has experience treating infections but not the formal background of the infectious diseases specialist. This book is not a substitute for formal training in infectious diseases. However, the author hope that it will provide a working insight into infections and cancer; enough information to promote understanding of the principles that are the basis for the approach to neutropenic fever and other infections in patients with hematological malignancies.
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: Approach to the Patient
Pathogens
2 Viruses
3 Bacteria
4 Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Hematological Malignancies
5 Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Febrile Neutropenia
6 Lymphomas and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
7 Multiple Myeloma
8 Stem Cell Transplantation
Special Topics
9 Modulation of Immune Function
10 Prophylaxis
11 Infection Control and Prevention
12 Immunizations
13 Issues in Anti-infective Management
Index
Book Details
- Hardcover: 371 pages
- Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (December 16, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1588299864
- ISBN-13: 978-1588299864
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches