Diagnostic microbiology of the immunocompromised host [electronic resource] / edited by Randall T. Hayden, Donna M. Wolk, Karen C. Carroll, Yi-Wei Tang.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hayden, Randall T. (Editor)
Wolk, Donna M. (Editor)
Carroll, Karen C. (Editor)
Tang, Yi-Wei (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2016]
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Diagnostic microbiology > Technique.
Immunological deficiency syndromes > Diagnosis.
Opportunistic infections.
Online Access:
Wiley Obooks 2011 to Present: 2016 (Wiley Online Library)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • I. Overview of infections in the immunocompromised host
  • Overview of infections in the immunocompromised host / Lesia K. Dropulic and Howard M. Lederman
  • II. Laboratory diagnosis: approaches, interpretations, and limitations : infections by specific etiologic agents
  • Human immunodeficiency virus / Wendy S. Armstrong, Jeannette Guarner, Colleen S. Kraft, and Angela M. Caliendo
  • Chronic hepatitis B, C, and D in the immunocompromised patient / Bryan R. Cobb and Alexandra Valsamakis
  • Cytomegalovirus / Veronica Dioverti and Raymund R. Razonable
  • Epstein-Barr infection in the immunocompromised host / Andrew Nowalk and Michael Green
  • Herpes simplex virus and Varicella-Zoster virus / Myron J. Levin, Adriana Weinberg, and D. Scott Schmid
  • Human herpesviruses 6A, 6B and 7 / Henri Agut, Pascale Bonnafous, and Agnes Gautheret-Dejean
  • Human papillomavirus / Eileen M. Burd and Christina L. Dean
  • Polyomaviruses / Linda Cook
  • Adenovirus / Michael G. Ison and Randall T. Hayden
  • Respiratory RNA viruses / Richard L. Hodinka
  • Enteroviruses and parechoviruses / James J. Dunn
  • Parvovirus B19 / Marie Louise Landry
  • Filamentous fungi / Margaret V. Powers-Fletcher, Brian A. Kendall, Allen T. Griffin, and Kimberly E. Hanson
  • Yeasts / Sean X. Zhang and Nathan P. Wiederhold
  • Mycobacteria / Patricia J. Simner, Gail L. Woods, and Nancy L. Wengenack
  • Aerobic actinomycetes of clinical significance / A. Brian Mochon, Den Sussland, and Michael A. Saubolle
  • Parasites / Elitza S. Theel and Bobbi S. Pritt
  • Aerobic bacteria and infections in the immunocompromised host / Geraldine Hall and Karen C. Carroll
  • Selected topics in anaerobic bacteriology / Deirdre L. Church
  • III. Laboratory diagnosis: approaches, interpretations and limitations : infections of specific organ systems
  • Etiology, epidemiology and diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections in immunocompromised patients / Karen C. Carroll and La'Tonzia L. Adams
  • Genitourinary tract infections in immunocompromised patients / Odaliz Abreu Lanfranco and George J. Alangaden
  • Gastrointestinal infections / Kevin Alby and Irving Nachamkin
  • Central nervous system infections
  • Andrea J. Zimmer, Victoria E. Burke, and Karen C. Bloch
  • Bloodstream / Donna M. Wolk, Raquel M. Martinez, and Diana R. Hernandez
  • Skin and soft tissue infection / Anne Spichler Moffarah, Mayar Al Mohajer, Bonnie L. Hurwitz, and David G. Armstrong
  • IV. Special topics
  • Prosthetic device infections / Raquel M. Martinez, Thomas R. Bowen, and Michael A. Foltzer
  • Hospital-associated infections / Esther Babady
  • Role of surgical pathologic diagnosis for immunocompromised hosts / Mary K. Klassen-Fischer and Ronald C. Neafie.