Diagnostic Microbiology of the Immunocopromised Host

In addition to the usual litany of pathogens that threaten all of us, patients with compromised immune status are susceptible to normally harmless microbial cohabitants. Such infections may become invasive and life-threatening, in recent years affecting growing numbers of patients. This book focuses on the implementation of diagnostic techniques for a special purpose, that of accurately and rapidly diagnosing infections of the immunocompromised patient.

In addition to the usual litany of pathogens that threaten all of us, patients with compromised immune status are susceptible to normally harmless microbial cohabitants. Such infections may become invasive and life-threatening, in recent years affecting growing numbers of patients. This book focuses on the implementation of diagnostic techniques for a special purpose, that of accurately and rapidly diagnosing infections of the immunocompromised patient.

Table of Contents I. Hosts and Infections 1. Overview of Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, Lesia K. Dropulic and Howard M. Lederman II. Laboratory Diagnosis: Specific Etiologic Agents 2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Yun F. (Wayne) Wang, Molly Eaton, Audrey N. Schuetz, and Steven Nesheim 3. Cytomegalovirus, Cari R. Sloma, Thomas E. Grys, and Raymund R. Razonable 4. Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus 8, David T. Rowe, Frank J. Jenkins, and Heather R. Hensler 5. Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, and Human Herpesvirus 7, Paula A. Revell, James H. Clark, III and Beverly B. Rogers 6. Adenovirus, Michael G. Ison and Randall T. Hayden 7. RNA Respiratory Viruses, Michael G. Ison and Eric S. Rosenberg 8. Enteroviruses, James J. Dunn 9. Parvovirus, Marie Louise Landry 10. Filamentous Fungi, Gary W. Procop, Randall T. Hayden, and Glenn D. Roberts 11. Yeasts, Justin A. Bishop and William G. Merz 12. Mycobacteria, Nancy G. Warren and Gail L. Woods 13. Aerobic Actinomycetes, Michael A. Saubolle 14. Parasites, Lynne S. Garcia III. Laboratory Diagnosis: an Organ Systems Approach 15. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, Karen C. Carroll 16. Genitourinary Tract Infections, Barbara L. Haller 17. Gastrointestinal Infections, Irving Nachamkin 18. Central Nervous System Infections, Igen Hongo, Karen C. Bloch, and Yi-Wei Tang 19. Bloodstream Infections, Cathy A. Petti, Hafsa Hassan, and L. Barth Reller 20. Soft Tissue and Prosthetic Device Infections, Xiang Y. Han 21. Hospital-Associated Infections, Fann Wu, Susan Whittier, and Phyllis Della-Latta IV. Future Trends 22. Future Trends in Diagnosis of Infections in the Immunocompromised Population, Donna M. Wolk and Elizabeth M. Marlowe

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