BookAna Paula Velez, Jorge Lamarche, John N. Greene, editors.
Summary: As bone marrow transplant treatments and chemotherapy develop, the population of neutropenic cancer patients is on the rise. These developments are allowing patients to live longer, but in recent years, they have also led to an increase in previously rare infections and syndromes, whose management is unfamiliar to the average healthcare professional. Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients is a crucial resource for medical students, residents, practitioners, health professionals, and researchers. It details the clinical presentation, diagnoses, and management of an array of common infections and syndromes specific to neutropenic cancer patients, including real scenarios accompanied by color photos and radiographic results. Chapters include step-by-step tutorials, access to clinical answers on diagnosis and treatment, and a tabulated summary of the key points.
Contents:
Intro; Contents; Central Nervous System Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients; Meningitis/Encephalitis; Microbiology and Specific Risk Factors; Bacterial Pathogens; Viral Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory Diagnosis and Imaging; Treatment; Brain Abscess; Microbiology; Bacterial Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Clinical Presentation; Laboratory Diagnosis and Imaging; Treatment; References; Head and Neck Infections; Malignant Otitis Externa; Periorbital Cellulitis; Oral Mucosa Infections and Necrotizing Gingivitis; Cervicofacial Space Infections Herpes Simplex Virus EsophagitisCytomegalovirus Esophagitis; Colitis, Proctitis and Diverticulitis; Neutropenic Colitis; Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease; Proctitis; Diverticulitis; Cholecystitis and Cholangitis; Hepatitis; Genitourinary Tract Infections; Key Points; References; Skin Infections; Bacterial Infections; Gram Negative Bacteria; Gram Positive Bacteria; Mycobacteria; Viral Infections; Herpes Simplex Virus; Herpes Zoster Virus; Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Fungal Infections; Candida; Fusarium; Aspergillus; Mucormycosis; Other Fungi; Non Infectious Differential; Leukemia cutis Pseudomonas aeruginosaStenotrophomona Maltophilia; Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative; Carpapenem-Resistant Enterobacteria (CRE); References; Fungal Infections; Yeast; Candida Species; Clincal Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment; Non Candida Yeast Species; Clincal Manifestations and Treatment; Molds; Hyalohyphomycosis; Aspergillus; Fusarium; Scedosporium; Zygomycetes; Phaeohyphomycosis; References; Neutropenic Fever; Background Definitions [1]; Neutropenic Fever (NPF); Microbiology; Management; Risk Factors for Febrile Neutropenia; Primary Prophylaxis; Secondary Prophylaxis Submandibular Space InfectionsInfections of the Lateral Pharyngeal Space; Infections of the Retropharyngeal and Prevertebral Space; Key Points; References; Respiratory Infections; Pneumonia/Pulmonary Infiltrates; Introduction; Microbiology; Bacterial Pathogens; Viral Pathogens; Fungal Pathogens; Other Pathogens; Clinical Manifestations; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnosis and Radiologic Findings; Treatment; Rhinosinusitis; Introduction; Microbiology; Clinical Manifestations; Diagnosis; Treatment; References; Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Infections; Esophagitis; Candida Esophagitis Sweet's syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)Pyoderma Gangrenosum; Vasculitis; Medication Reactions; Key Points; References; Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients; Gram Positive Organisms; Viridans Group Streptoccoci (VGS); Viridans Streptococci Toxic Shock-like Syndrome and ARDS; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococci; Corynebacterium; Corynebacterium striatum; Corynebacterium jeikeium; Rothia mucilaginosa; Lactobacillus; Anaerobic Bacteremia; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lemierre's Syndrome; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Gram-Negative Rods; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumoniae