Infections in immunocompromised infants and children.

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Infections in immunocompromised infants and children.

Infections in Immunocompromised Infants and Children. Patrick CC, ed. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 977 p., 1992.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/94601684
Anonymous; No affiliation given

Abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases has always been an integral part of pediatric medicine. During recent years its importance has increased logarithmically as a result of new sources of immunosuppression. Accompanying this increase has been a change in the spectrum of potential pathogens. Organisms once considered nonpathogenic have been shown to cause life-threatening diseases in the immunocompromised host. This book presents a review of information pertinent to the diagnosis and treatment of infections in immunocompromised patients, ranging from immunocompromised neonates through transplant recipients to persons with AIDS. The first five sections of the book provide an understanding of underlying principles, followed by specific categories of patients and clinical conditions. These chapters cover the backgrounds of patients upon whom infections gain purchase, the anatomic locations and each of the major microorganisms (bacterial, fungal, viral, protozoa, and chlamydia). The last four sections cover preventive and diagnostic techniques.

Keywords: Antibiotics/THERAPEUTIC USE Bacterial Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Child Human Immunization *Immunocompromised Host Immunoglobulins/THERAPEUTIC USE Infant Infection/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Mycoses/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Protozoan Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Virus Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY MONOGRAPH
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