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Humana Press Managing Infections in Patients With Hematological Malignancies 1st Editon 2012 Softbound by Michael Kleinberg
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. Introduction: Approach to the Patient.- Viruses.- Bacteria.- Fungal and Parasitic Infections.- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Febrile Neutropenia.- Lymphomas and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.- Multiple Myeloma.- Stem Cell Transplantation.- Modulation of Immune Function.- Prophylaxis.- Infection Control and Prevention.- Immunizations.- Issues in Anti-infective Management.