Description:
As the number and types of pediatric transplants increase and the complexity of chemotherapy regimens continues to evolve, there is a greater need for authoritative guidance, clinically actionable strategies, and easy-to-find information in the challenging area of immunocompromised pediatric patients.
Pediatric Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases offers up-to-date, targeted coverage of this complex field, compiled by world-renowned editors and authors into one convenient volume.
Key Features
- Covers the must-know principles for diagnosing and managing opportunistic infections in immunocompromised populations and detailed aspects of their care - information not specifically covered in pediatric infectious disease textbooks or pediatric oncology books.
- Features algorithms in every chapter that provide visual, accessible overviews of treatment protocols.
- Discusses key topics such as microbiome implications in transplantation and oncology, antimicrobial resistant Gram-negative bacteria, EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders, and many others.
- Offers well-referenced, evidence-based content throughout, with targeted suggested readings provided.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The surgical and immunosuppressive basis for infections in the pediatric solid organ transplant recipient
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Chapter 2: Immunologic recovery and basis for infections in the pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient
Chapter 3: Cancer and antineoplastic therapies and the risk of infection in the pediatric cancer patient
Chapter 4: Infectious disease evaluation of infants and children awaiting solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Chapter 5: Donor screening and donor-derived infections
Chapter 6: Prevention of infections in the hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient
Chapter 7: Prevention of infections in the solid organ transplantation recipient
Chapter 8: Management principles for patients with neutropenia
Chapter 9: Vaccination issues for transplantation and chemotherapy
Chapter 10: Microbiome implications in transplantation and oncology
Chapter 11: Antimicrobial stewardship in immunocompromised hosts
Chapter 12: Hospital infection prevention for pediatric transplant recipients and oncology patients
Chapter 13: Safe living after transplantation or chemotherapy
Chapter 14: Multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections in transplant and oncology patients
Chapter 15: Bartonella, Legionella, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma
Chapter 16: Nontuberculous and tuberculous Mycobacterium
Chapter 17: Cytomegalovirus
Chapter 18: Epstein-Barr virus and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder
Chapter 19: Herpes simplex and varicella-zoster viruses
Chapter 20: Human herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8
Chapter 21: Respiratory viruses
Chapter 22: Adenoviruses
Chapter 23: BK and other polyomavirus associated diseases in children
Chapter 24: Aspergillosis
Chapter 25: Mucormycosis, fusariosis, scedosporiasis, and other invasive mold diseases
Chapter 26: Candidiasis
Chapter 27: Cryptococcosis and other rare invasive yeasts infections
Chapter 28: Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidioidomycosis
Chapter 29: Toxoplasma gondii
Chapter 30: Nocardia and actinomyces
Chapter 31: Pneumocystis pneumonia
Chapter 32: Strongyloides, cryptosporidium, and other parasitic infections
Chapter 33: Gastrointestinal viruses
Chapter 34: Clostridioides difficile infection
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