Practical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (eBook)

Andrew J. Cant, BSc, MD, FRCP FRCPCH, Professor in Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Angela Galloway, MD, FRCPath, Consultant Microbiologist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Graham Jackson, MD, FRCPath, Consultant Haematologist, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

1 Why hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and for whom?.

A. J. Cant, C. Craddock and R. Skinner.

2 Pre-transplant assessment.

M. Slatter and S. Fox.

3 The transplant.

R. Skinner, A. Lennard and P. Veys.

4 Care of the transplant patient.

C. Charley and W. Larmouth.

5 Prevention of infection during hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation.

W. Larmouth and A.Galloway.

6 Bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections in the transplant
patient.

G. Jones, J. Clark and A. Galloway.

7 Virus infections in the HSCT patient.

C. Taylor and A. Turner.

8 Management of febrile neutropenia and system-specific
infections.

G. Jones, J. Clark and A. Galloway.

9 The role of intensive care in the management of hematopoietic
stem cell patients.

B. Fulton and A. Gascoigne.

10 Graft-vs.-host disease and post-transplant
lymphoproliferative disease.

M. Abinun and J. Cavet.

11 Gastrointestinal, respiratory and renal/urogenital
complications of HSCT.

M. Abinun and J. Cavet.

12 Follow up in the first year after hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation.

A.R. Gennery and M.P. Collin.

13 Immune recovery following hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation and vaccination.

A.R. Gennery, D. Barge and G. Spickett.

14 Prevention of infection following discharge after
hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

H. Harvey and A. Reed.

15 Social and psychological aspects of care.

M. Allan and D. Holder.

16 Long-term follow up of transplant recipients.

R. Skinner and G. Jackson.

17 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - the
future.

A.J. Cant and G. Jackson.

Index