Management of infections in the immunocompromised host. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brahm H. Segal, editor.
• Editors: Segal, Brahm H
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1: Phagocytes; Origin and Development of Phagocytes; Mononuclear Phagocytes; Granulocytes; Recruitment, Chemotaxis, and Priming; Rolling; Priming; Adhesion; Transendothelial Cell Migration; Phagocytosis and Microbicidal Activity; Phagocytosis; Maturation of Phagosomes; Production of Reactive Oxygen Species; Production of Reactive Nitrogen Species; Oxygen-Independent Antimicrobial Systems; Extracellular Traps (ETs); Antigen Presentation; Concluding Comments; References; 2: T Cell Immunity; Introduction; Origin and Development of T Cells Immunodeficiency in the Absence of B CellsSummary; References; 4: Complement; The Complement System; Historical Aspects; Evolution of the Complement System; Synthesis, Distribution, and Catabolism of Complement; Activation of Complement; The Classical Pathway; The Lectin Pathway; The Alternative Pathway; C3: The Central Component of Complement; Activation of the Alternative Pathway; The "Tickover" Model; The Properdin-Directed Model; The Terminal Complement Pathway: Assembly of the Membrane Attack Complex; The Intracellular Complement System; Inhibition of Complement Activation Fluid-Phase Complement InhibitorsC1 Inhibitor (C1-INH); Factor I; C4b-Binding Protein (C4BP); Factor H (FH) and the FH Family of Proteins; Vitronectin (Vn); Clusterin (Cn); Membrane-Associated Complement Inhibitors; Complement Receptor 1 (CR1; Also Called CD35 or the Immune Adherence Receptor); CD46 (Membrane Cofactor Protein or MCP); CD55 (Decay-Accelerating Factor [DAF]); CD59 (Homologous Restriction Factor 20 (HRF-20), Membrane Attack Complex Inhibitory Factor (MACIF), or Protectin); Complement Receptor of the Immunoglobulin Superfamily (CRIg); Complement Receptors
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 616.07/9; Medicine; Immunologic diseases; Immunodeficiency; Infection -- Immunological aspects; Infection -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Immunodeficiency; Immunologic diseases; Infection -- Immunological aspects; Infection -- Treatment; Medicine & Public Health; Infectious Diseases; Oncology; Immunology; Hematology; General Practice / Family Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Medical -- Oncology; Medical -- Immunology; Medical -- Hematology; Medical -- Family & General Practice; Medical -- Emergency Medicine; Oncology; Immunology; Haematology; General practice; Accident & emergency medicine; Emerging infectious diseases; Oncology ; Immunology; Hematology; Family medicine; Emergency medicine; Medical -- Infectious Diseases; Infectious & contagious diseases; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319776743; 3319776746
• Related ISBNs: 9783319776729; 331977672X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 25, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.