Book chapter
Beware the Fish Tank
Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient
Oxford University Press
12/01/2015
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199938568.003.0043
Abstract
These case studies illustrate infections encountered in hospitals among patients with compromised immune systems. As a result of immunocompromise, the patients are vulnerable to common and uncommon infections. These cases are carefully chosen to reflect the most frequently encountered infections in the patient population, with an emphasis on illustrations and lucid presentations to explain stateoftheart approaches in diagnosis and treatment. Common and uncommon presentations of infections are presented while the rare ones are not emphasized. The cases are written and edited by clinicians and experts in the field. Each case highlights the immune dysfunction that uniquely predisposed the patient to the specific infection, and the cases deal with infections in the cancer patient, infections in the solid organ transplant recipient, infections in the stem cell recipient, infections in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs, and infections in patients with immunocompromise that is caused by miscellaneous conditions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Beware the Fish Tank
- Creators
- Dilek Ince - MD
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/med/9780199938568.003.0043
- Alternative title
- Section 4 Infections in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Drugs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine; Infectious Diseases
- Record Identifier
- 9984362312002771
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