Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host (NATO Asi Series B. Physics; 324)

`With admirable clarity the authors-all highly regarded experts in their respective fields-present the clinician with a supremely readable and practical text. The emphasis here is pragmatic, although there is sufficient pathogenesis and physiology to provide a fine balance.'- Journal of the American Medical Association , from a review of the second edition. This updated and profusely illustrated edition is 75% larger than its first incarnation. New coverage includes transplantation medicine, AIDS, patient management, and host-parasite interactions. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Introduction....Pages 1-4 Epidemiology and Prevention of Infection in the Compromised Host....Pages 5-31 Defects in Host Defense Mechanisms....Pages 33-66 Fever and Septicemia....Pages 67-104 Dermatologic Manifestations of Infection in the Compromised Host....Pages 105-119 Clinical Approach to the Compromised Host with Fever and Pulmonary Infiltrates....Pages 121-161 Central Nervous System Infection in the Immunocompromised Host....Pages 163-210 Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host....Pages 211-237 Mycobacteriosis and Nocardiosis in the Immunocompromised Host....Pages 239-273 Pneumocystis carinii and Parasitic Infections in the Immunocompromised Host....Pages 275-334 Legionellosis in the Compromised Host....Pages 335-353 Viral Hepatitis in the Compromised Host....Pages 355-377 Herpes Group Virus Infections in the Compromised Host....Pages 379-396 Morbidity in Compromised Patients Related to Viruses Other Than Herpes Group and Hepatitis Viruses....Pages 397-410 Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations of HIV-1 Infection....Pages 411-422 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Its Complications....Pages 423-448 The Mucocutaneous Problems Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection....Pages 449-467 Treatment of Viral Infections in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient....Pages 469-490 Infectious Complications in Children with Cancer and Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection....Pages 491-519 Infections Complicating Congenital Immunodeficiency Syndromes....Pages 521-549 Management of Infections in Leukemia and Lymphoma....Pages 551-579 Evaluation and Management of Patients with Collagen Vascular Disease....Pages 581-600 Infection Complicating Bone Marrow Transplantation....Pages 601-628 Infection in the Organ Transplant Recipient....Pages 629-705 Surgical Aspects of Infection in the Compromised Host....Pages 707-729 Back Matter....Pages 731-752