Table of Contents
Preface iii
Contributors ix
Chapter I Introduction
1 Mechanisms of Host Defense Dimitrios P. Agaliotis 1
2 Composition of the Normal Microbial Flora John N. Greene 15
Chapter II Infectious Complications of Hematologic Lymphoreticular Malignancies
3 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Jennifer Johnson John Greene 23
4 Infection in Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Indra Dé Kenneth V.I. Rolston 47
5 Hairy Cell Leukemia Nikolaos Almyroudis 65
6 Infections in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Ana Maria Chiappori 73
7 Infections Associated with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia James Riddell IV Carol A. Kauffman 87
8 Infections in Patients with Myelodysplasia Syndromes Nadeem R. Khan 99
9 Infectious Complication in Multiple Myeloma Todd Groom Joseph C. Chan 103
10 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Teresa Field 127
11 Infections Unique to Hodgkin's Disease Karla Richards John N. Greene 145
12 Infectious Complications in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients John N. Greene 151
Chapter III Infectious Complications of Solid Tumor Malignancies
13 Infections in Patients with Brain Tumors Christoph Michael Stoll Albert L. Vincent 163
14 Infections in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Charurut Somboonwit John N. Greene 177
15 Infections in Patients with Lung Cancer Charurut Somboonwit Charles Craig John N. Greene 187
16 Infections Complicating Breast Cancer and Its Treatment Julia E. Richards Larry M. Baddour 199
17 Infectious Complications of Gastrointestinal Cancer Albert L. Vincent John N. Greene 219
18 Infections in Patients with Cancer of the Liver and Biliary Tract Carlos A. Castillo Albán John N. Greene 227
19 Infections in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors John N. Greene 235
20 Infections in Patients with Bladder and Kidney Tumors Kadry R. Allaboun 239
21 Infections in Patients with Gynecological Malignancies Masoumeh Ghayouri Cuc Mai Albert L. Vincent 251
22 Infections Related to the Management and Treatment of Sarcomas Wendy W. Carter Douglas Letson 263
23 Infections Associated with Cutaneous Malignancy John S. Czachor 271
Chapter IV System Specific Infections in Cancer Patients
24 Central Nervous System Infections in Cancer Patients Daniel Ginn John N. Greene 283
25 Pulmonary Infections in Cancer Patients Charurut Somboonwit John N. Greene 289
26 Cardiovascular Infections in Cancer Patients Bernhard Unsold John N. Greene 307
27 Gastrointestinal Infections in Cancer Patients Todd S. Wills 313
28 Genitourinary Infections in Cancer Patients Michael J. Tan John N. Greene 331
29 Bone, Joint, and Soft Tissue Infections in Cancer Patients Lucinda M. Elko 337
30 Dermatological Infections in Cancer Patients Mary Evers John N. Greene 345
Chapter V Infectious Complications of Cancer Treatment
31 Infections Associated with Radiation Therapy Brent W. Laartz John N. Greene 367
32 Complications of Surgery in Cancer Patients John N. Greene Nick Nicoonahad 373
33 Catheter-Related Infections Ioannis Chatzinikolaou Issam I. Raad 379
Chapter VI Unique Infections in Cancer Patients
34 Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients Magnus Gottfredsson John R. Perfect 419
35 Parasitic Diseases as Complications of Cancer Albert L. Vincent 451
36 HIV-Related Malignancies Kadry Allaboun John N. Greene 471
Chapter IX Prevention of Infections in Cancer Patients
37 Prevention of Infection in Cancer Patients Patrick Roth 477
38 Immunization Against Infectious Diseases in Cancer Patients Rama Ganguly John N. Greene 497
39 Role of the Microbiology Laboratory Loveleen Kang Ramon L. Sandin 509
Index 523
