Main description:

In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Mossad has created an issue that provides a very current look at the prevention of infections in the solid organ transplant patient. Top authors in the field have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Is this organ donor safe; Immunization of solid organ transplant candidates & recipients; Safe living following solid organ transplantation; Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients; Multi drug resistant bacterial infections in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients; Yeast infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Mold infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Endemic mycoses in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of BK polyomavirus infection in kidney & pancreas transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of viral hepatitis in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and management of tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of mycobacteria other than tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients; and Transplantation in HIV infected patients. Readers will come away with the clinical information and evidence they need to improve outcomes of the organ transplant patient.

Contents:

Preface: Management of Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Is This Organ Donor Safe?: Donor-Derived Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

Safe Living Following Solid Organ Transplantation

Immunization of Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients: A 2018 Update

Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients

Prevention and Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Management of BK Polyomavirus Infection in Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas

Transplant Recipients: A Review Article

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Organ Transplantation

Management of Viral Hepatitis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Yeast Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

Endemic Mycoses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Mold Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Prevention and Management of Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Management of Mycobacterium Other than Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplantation

Prevention and Treatment of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Management of Strongyloides in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients