Description
Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Transplant Infections by Bowden
Transplant Infections is a practical, clinically focused reference covering the common and more unusual bacterial, viral, and fungal infections affecting patients who have received stem cell or solid organ transplants. It provides a comprehensive review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of opportunistic infections and presents strategies for infection prevention and control. Highlights of the Third Edition include a chapter on new immunosuppressive agents and expanded coverage of tropical infections and West Nile virus.
Key Features:-
- Added chapter on new immunosuppressive agents
- Expanded coverage of tropical infections
- Expanded coverage of West Nile virus (was an emerging disease in the previous edition)
- Discusses common and rare infections in stem cell and solid organ transplantation
- One international editor (Ljungman) and international authors
- The book is unique in the field--there is no direct competition