Main description:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: Approach to Patient

Chapter 2. Viruses
Chapter 3. Bacteria
Chapter 4. Fungi and Parasites

Chapter 5. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Febrile Neutropenia
Chapter 6. Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chapter 7. Multiple Myeloma
Chapter 8. Stem Cell Transplantation
Chapter 9. Pediatric Hematological Malignancies and Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Chapter 10. Modulation of Immune Function
Chapter 11. Prophylaxis
Chapter 12. Infection Control and Prevention
Chapter 13. Immunizations
Chapter 14. Issues in Anti-Infectives Management