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Author:   Paul Sweny (, Consultant Nephrologist, Royal Free NHS Trust) ,  Robert Rubin (, Chief of Infectious Disease for Transplantation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston) ,  Nina Tolkoff-Rubin (, Department of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.068kg
ISBN:  

9780192632944

ISBN 10:   0192632949
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   06 February 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I - Basic Mechanisms 1: van Holder & Dhondt: Renal failure as an immunodeficiency state 2: Amlot: The effect of immunosuppressive agents on the defence against infection 3: Davenport: Peritoneal host defence in patients with end-stage renal failure treated by peritoneal dialysis 4: Rubin: Infections in renal transplantation Part II - Infectious Complications of Common Renal Conditions, Renal Failure and Transplantation 5: Gaskin: Infectious complications of vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, and the nephrotic syndrome 6: Pham, Pham and Mathisen: Infectious complications of the diabetic patient with renal failure 7: Goddard & Cumming: Sepsis syndrome and infectious complications of acute renal failure 8: Tolkoff-Rubin et al.: Infections in peritoneal dialysis 9: Coburn & Maung: Mucormycosis in dialysis patients 10: Natov & Pereira: Hepatitis C in end stage renal disease 11: Natov & Pereira: Hepatitis B in end stage renal disease 12: Rao: Management of renal disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection 13: Griffiths & Emery: Cytomegalovirus in the renal allograft recipient 14: Sweny: Virus-related tumours 15: Sweny: Bacterial infections in renal allograft recipients 16: Fishman et al.: Fungal and parasitic infections in the renal transplant patient Part III - Prevention and Management 17: Farrington et al.: Control of infection in the renal unit 18: Dasgupta: Prevention and treatment of infections in vascular access 19: Edmonds & Foster: Infections complicating diseases of the feet in renal patients 20: Burns: Travel and vaccination in renal patients 21: Brater: Antimicrobial dosing regimens in renal patients

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... topics are reviewed and discussed in a thorough and authoritative manner. The book is a nice addition to the currently available literature on medical complications of chronic renal disease. Doody's Journal This book provides an excellent companion to the everyday work of a nephrologist ... the text offers a concise explanation of the infective diseases, followed by a realistic and comprehensive management plan ... It will be an invaluable text for nephrologists for many years to come. Hospital Medicine

topics are reviewed and discussed in a thorough and authoritative manner. The book is a nice addition to the currently available literature on medical complications of chronic renal disease. Doody's Journal This book provides an excellent companion to the everyday work of a nephrologist ... the text offers a concise explanation of the infective diseases, followed by a realistic and comprehensive management plan ... It will be an invaluable text for nephrologists for many years to come. Hospital Medicine

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