附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defects in Host Defense Mechanisms -- 1. Colonization -- 2. First Line of Defense -- 3. Second Line of Defense -- 4. Factors that Influence the Quality of Host Defense -- 5. Diseases that Affect Host Defense -- 6. Immunosuppressive Drugs -- 7. Plasmapheresis -- 8. Radiation -- 9. Attempts to Strengthen Host Defense -- References -- 3 Mucocutaneous Infections in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Skin as a Barrier to Infection -- 3. Types of Skin Infection -- 4. Diagnostic Aspects of Skin Infections in the Compromised Patient -- 5. Opportunistic Infections by Pathogen -- 6. Diagnostic Aspects of Skin Infections in the Compromised Patient -- 7. Inflammatory Disorders that Simulate Infection in the Compromised Host -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- References -- 4 with Fever and Pulmonary Infiltrates Clinical Approach to the Compromised Host -- 1. The Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome and Its Importance -- 2. Overview of the Infectious Causes of the Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome in the Immunocompromised Host -- 3. Overview of Noninfectious Causes of the Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome -- 4. Radiologic Clues to the Diagnosis of the Febrile Pneumonitis Syndrome -- 5. Specific Diagnosis -- 6. Superinfection -- References -- 5 Central Nervous System Infection in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Viral Infections -- 3. Bacterial Infections -- 4. Fungal Infections -- 5. Protozoal Infections -- References -- 6 Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Antifungal Prophylaxis in the Immunocompromised Host -- 3. Empiric Antifungal Therapy in Neutropenic Patients with Persistent Fever -- 4. Candidiasis -- 5. Aspergillosis -- 6. Zygomycosis -- 7. Fusariosis -- 8. Cryptococcosis -- 9. Histoplasmosis -- 10. Coccidioidomycosis -- 11. Blastomycosis -- 12. Unusual Fungal Pathogens -- 13. Antifungal Agents -- References -- 7 Mycobacterial and Nocardial Diseases in the Compromi
