Volume 5 – Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diseases in Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Chapter 1: Infections in Heart Transplantation: Historical Perspective
Carlos Gomez, Si Huei Tan, Kate Gould, Hannah Valantine, and Jose G. Montoya

Chapter 2: Infections in Lung Transplantation: Historical Perspective
Glen P. Westall, Gregory I. Snell, Shaf Keshavjee, and Martin Strueber

Chapter 3: Infections in Mechanical Circulatory Support: HIstorical Perspectives
Robert L. Kormos and Stephan Schueler

Chapter 4: Pre-Transplant Screening of Recipients in Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Recipients as a Bridge to Transplantation
Marian G. Michaels, Deepali Kumar, and Robin K. Avery

Chapter 5: Pre-Lung Transplant Infectious Disease Considerations for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Eoin P. Judge, Juliet E. Foweraker, and James L. Lordan

Chapter 6: Pre-Screening of Recipients of Mechanical Circulatory Support for Destination Therapy
By Saima Aslam, William L. Holman, Aly El-Banayosy, and Frauke Mattner

Chapter 7: Pre-Transplantation Screening of Donors for Cardiothoracic Transplantation: Current Standards for Infection Screening and Geographically Restricted Infections
Oscar Len and Valentina Stosor

Chapter 8: Donor-Derived Infections After Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Michael G. Ison

Chapter 9: Prevention and Control of Infection in the Ventricular Assist Device Recipient
William L. Holman, Aly El-Banayosy, Saima Aslam, and Frauke Mattner

Chapter 10: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Patricia A. Uber and Eliane M. Billaud

Chapter 11: Anti-infective Drug Interactions, Toxicities, and Clinical Management in Cardiothoracic Transplantation for Mycobacterial Infections
Charles L. Daley and Patricia A. Uber

Chapter 12: Immunoglobulins in Cardiothoracic Transplant Infections: Prophylaxis and Treatment
Javier Carbone, Steven Mawhorter, Mohamad Yamani, and Robin K. Avery

Chapter 13: Epidemiology of Bacterial Infections in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
By Stanley I. Martin and Julie Samuals

Chapter 14: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support: Gram Positive
Jason Y. Kim and Theoklis E. Zaoutis

Chapter 15: Multidrug-Resistant Gram-negative Pathogens in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Miranda Paraskeva, David Paterson, and Anton Y. Peleg

Chapter 16: Mycobacterial Infections in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Pilar Morales, Maria Santos, Denis Hadjiliadis, and Robert M. Aris

Chapter 17:Nocardiain Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Saliya Hewagama, Katherine Langan, Shawn P. Nishi, Vincent G. Valentine, and Anton Y. Peleg

Chapter 18: Yeast Infections in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Aimee K. Zaas

Chapter 19: Mold Infections in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Daniel C. Chambers and Amparo Sole

Chapter 20: Endemic Mycoses in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Fernanda P. Silveira

Chapter 21: Cytomegalovirus in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Luciano Potena and Atul Humar

Chapter 22: Epstein-Barr Virus in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Upton D. Allen, Eric A. M. Verschuuren, and Michael D. Green

Chapter 23: Other Herpes Viruses in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Oriol Manuel and Lara Danziger-Isakov

Chapter 24: Influenza and Other Seasonal Respiratory Viruses in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Charulata Ramaprasad, Martin R. Zamora, Peter M. Hopkins, Lara Danziger-Isakov, and Sangeeta M. Bhorade

Chapter 25: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Paolo A. Grossi and Emily A. Blumberg

Chapter 26: Other Viral Infections in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Cillian F. De Gascun, Jeff Connell, and William W. Hall

Chapter 27: Toxoplasmosis andStrongyloidesin Cardiothoracic Transplantation
Stanley I. Martin

Chapter 28: Chagas Disease in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
By Reinaldo B. Bestetti and Roberta Lattes

Chapter 29: Diagnostic Radiology for Infectious Diseases in the Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Recipient
Leo P. Lawler, Ashling Kinsella, and Daire O'Shea

Chapter 30: Diagnostic Microbiology for Infections in Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Cirulatory Support Recipients
Noemie Boillat Blanco, Guy Prod'hom, Jeff Connell, Cillian F. De Gascun, Peter Gilligan, and Gilberg Greub

Chapter 31: Diagnostic Pathology for Infectious Diseases in the Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Recipient
Robert F. Padera

Chapter 32: Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Travel
Camille Nelson Kotton

Chapter 33: Approaches to Emerging Infectious Pathogens in Cardiothoracic Transplantation and mechanical Circulatory Support
Atul Humar and Valentina Stosor