(PDF) Management of Infections in the Immunocompromised Host by Brahm H. Segal

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Table of Contents

1.Phagocytes.- 2.T-cells.- 3.B cell Immunity.- 4.Complement.- 5.Antimicrobial peptides.- 6.Role of Deficits in Pathogen Recognition Receptors in Infection Susceptibility.- 7.Defects of Innate Immunity.- 8.T Cell Defects.- 9.Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Primary Immunodeficiencies.- 10.Infections in Cancer.- 11.Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.- 12.Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.- 13.Infections in HIV infected patients.- 14.Infections in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases.- 15.Antibacterials and antifungals: The Challenges of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in the Immunocompromised Host.- 16.Antiviral treatment and prophylaxis in immunocompromised hosts.- 17.Role of Immunoglobulin Therapy to Prevent and Treat Infections.- 18.Vaccination of Immunocompromised Patients.- 19..Stem Cell Transplantation for Primary Immunodeficiency.- 20.Specific Adoptive T-cell Therapy for Viral and Fungal Infections.- 21.Gene Therapy for Primary Immunodeficiencies.