Principles and Practice of Cancer Infectious Diseases - (Current Clinical Oncology) by Amar Safdar (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Here is a thorough update on Infectious Diseases-related issues and emerging concerns. Includes strategies for preventing infections in patients for whom conventional measures may not be as effective as in a non-cancer and non-Stem Cell Transplant population.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Part I Overview and Special Population</p><p>1. Infections in Patients with Cancer - An Overview<br>Amar Safdar<br>Gerald P. Bodey<br>Donald Armstrong <p/>2. Infections in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation<br>Georg Maschmeyer<br>Per Ljungman</p><p>3. Infections in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy<br>Genovefa Papanicolaou<br>Jayesh Mehta <p/>4. Infections in Patients with Solid-Organ Cancer<br>Alison G. Freifeld</p><p>5. Infections in Patients Treated with Monoclonal Antineoplastic Therapy<br>Andre Goy<br>Susan O'Brien</p><p>6. Infections in Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedure<br>Jose Francisco Tomas<br>Patricia Munoz <br>Juan Carlos Lopez Gutierrez<br>Emilo S. Bouza</p><p>7. Infections in Critically Ill Cancer Patients<br>Henry Masur</p><p><br>Part II Clinical Syndromes</p><p><br>Febrile Neutropenia <p/>8. Management of Neutropenic Patients with Fever <br>Kenneth V. I. Rolston <br>Gerald P. Bodey</p><p>9. Controversies in Empiric Therapy for Febrile Neutropenia<br>John Wingard</p><p><br>Device-Related Infections <p/>10. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections<br>Iba Al Wohoush<br>Anne-Marie Chaftari<br>Issam I. Raad</p><p>11. Treatment Strategies for Infected Indwelling Intravascular Devices <br>Nasia Safdar<br>Dennis Maki</p><p><br>Pulmonary Complications</p><p>12. Pneumonia and Other Lung Infections <br>Scott Evans<br>Amar Safdar <p/>13. Noninfectious Lung Infiltrates Difficult to Distinguish from Pneumonia<br>Rana Kaplan <br>Vicky Shannon<br>Burton Dickey<br>Diane Stover</p><p><br>Gastrointestinal Tract Infections <p/>14. Orointestinal Mucosal Barrier Injury and Risk of Infection<br>Nicole Blijlevens<br>Peter Donnelly</p><p>15. Intestinal Tract Bacterial Colonization and Host's Innate Immunity<br>Coralia N. Mihu<br>Karen J. Vigil<br>Javier A. Adachi<br> 16. Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea <br>Amar Safdar<br>Bruno Granwehr<br>Herbert DuPont</p><p>17. Management of Hepatitis B and C Virus Reactivation in Cancer Patients <br>Harrys A. Torres<br>Marta Davila</p><p>18. Infections in Patients with Genitourinary Tract Cancer <br>Amar Safdar<br>Maurie Markman</p><p>19. Central Nervous System Infections in Patients with Cancer <br>Victor Mulanovich<br>Amar Safdar</p><p>20. Endocarditis in Cancer Patients - Endovascular Infections and Noninfectious Paraneoplastic Diseases <br>Sara E. Cosgrove<br>Aruna Subramanian</p><p>21. Skin Infections and Disorders Confused with Infections in Cancer Patients<br>Sharone Hymes <br>Susan Chon<br>Ana Ciurea </p><p><br>Part III Major Etiologic Agents</p><p><br>Fungal Infections</p><p><br>22. Overview of Fungal Infections<br>Amar Safdar</p><p>23. Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Cancer Patients<br>Dionissios Neofytos<br>Kieren Marr </p><p>24. Invasive Candidiasis and Candidemia in Cancer Patients<br>Juan Gea-Banacloche<br>Claudio Viscoli</p><p>25. Management of Aspergillosis, Zygomycosis, and Other Clinically Relevant Mold Infections in Patient with Cancer<br>Konstantinos Leventakos<br>Dimitrios Kontoyiannis</p><p>26. Endemic Mycosis and Cryptococcal Disease<br>Johan Maertens <p/>27. Controversies in Management of Invasive Fungal Disease in Cancer Patients <br>Christopher D. Pfeiffer<br>Barbra Alexander <br>John Perfect</p><p>28. Fungal Drug Resistance and Pharmacologic Consideration of Dosing New Antifungal Agents <br>Russell E. Lewis <br>David S. Perlin</p><p>29. Immunotherapy for Difficult-to-Treat Invasive Fungal Disease in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy and Stem Cell Transplantation <br>Brahm H. Segal <br>Amar Safdar<br>David A. Stevens</p><p><br>Viral Infections <p/>30. Cytomegalovirus in Patients with Cancer<br>Morgan Hakki<br />Per Ljungman<br>Michael Boeckh <p/>31. Epstein-Barr virus, Varicella Zoster virus, and Human Herpes virus 6 & 8 Infections in Cancer Patients <br>Mini Kamboj<br>David M. Weinstock </p><p>32. Respiratory Viruses<br>Roy Chem<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><i>Principles and Practice of Cancer Infectious Diseases</i> is a comprehensive and insightful work dedicated to elucidating the problem of infections in cancer patients. This essential volume reviews common and less often encountered infections, while establishing the difficulties behind preventing, diagnosing, and treating infectious diseases in cancer patients. Key sections are devoted to the presentation of clinical symptoms and the identification of major etiologic agents. A cadre of leading clinicians provide a detailed assessment of the risk factors for various infections, critical strategies in preventing and managing infections, and study of the interactions between the pathogen and host's immune function and inflammatory response. With its in-depth knowledge and concise treatment of the distinct facets of infections in cancer patients, this volume is an indispensible tool for all infectious disease specialists and clinical oncologists.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>From the book reviews: </p>"This book describes the prognosis, assessment of risk factors, and common infectious problems in patients with cancer, along with conditions that mimic infectious processes in patients undergoing chemotherapy. ... This book will be a useful resource for infectious disease fellows, oncology clinicians, or infectious disease practitioners taking care of patients in the bone marrow transplant unit. ... Overall, this is a good read." (Cezarina Mindru, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2012)<br>
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