Infections in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
Risk Factors and Management

Describes the state-of-art of the risk factors and management of infections in systemic autoimmune diseases

Fabiola Atzeni (Volume editor), Massimo Galli (Volume editor), Juan J. Gomez Reino (Volume editor), James Galloway (Volume editor)

9780444642172, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 10 March 2020

228 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.43 kg

"This is a short yet comprehensive book describing infections in systemic autoimmune diseases. This series, with over 30 contributors and 15 predecessor volumes to this 16th volume, collectively presents a comprehensive resource for
rheumatologists, clinical immunologists, infectious disease specialists, and internists who are searching for updates on the subject." --Doody

Infections in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Risk Factors and Management, Volume Sixteen describes the state-of-the-art of the risk factors and management treating the most common systemic autoimmune diseases (SADS). This updated volume consists of an introductory chapter that provides a brief overview of what different types of infectious diseases exist, followed by eight chapters detailing risk factors, guidelines and recommendations per different disease and bacterial infections. International in scope, the list of more than 20 contributors from Europa and America reads like a who’s who of clinical researchers in the field.

1. The spectrum of infectious disease 2. Comorbidities in patients with rheumatic disease 3. Drugs used in rheumatic disease 4. Risk/benefit management in the infectious phase 5. Vaccine recommendations in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases 6. Education for patients/family and doctors

Subject Areas: Immunology [MJCM]