Management of Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

This textbook bridges two concepts: unusual hosts and unusual infections. An understanding of patients with specific immune deficits and the spectrum of pathogens to which they are susceptible enables us to understand how the normal immune system functions and when to think of an immunodeficiency. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the concepts vital to a modern treatment of unusual infections that can take advantage the immunocompromised host. This book discusses the normally functioning immune system, primary and acquired immunodeficiencies, and unusual infection that are often difficult to diagnose. Written by experts in the field, this is the only current text to highlight the dramatically expanded base of knowledge on the compromised host, technological breakthroughs, and new clinical models for managing uncommon complications. These concepts are reinforced by clinical cases showing how these situations manifest and demonstrate the pearls for evaluating rare or undiagnosed infections and engaging with experimental therapeutics. Immunocompromised Patients With Unusual Infections: An Evidence-Based Approach is a very useful resource for physicians and researchers in the fields of infectious diseases and immunology.