Infections in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Risk Factors and Management, Volume 16

• Written by leading international clinical/surgical and scientific experts on Infection problems in systemic autoimmune diseases
• Provides a practical guide to the safer treatment of infections in patients with autoimmune diseases
• Includes a number of problems and recommendation that cannot be found in other books
• Designed as a ‘guide to clinical practice’ for management and risk interventions required by patients with SAD’s

1. The spectrum of infectious diseases
1.2. Hepatitis
1.2. 1. Hepatitis A;E
1.2. 2. Hepatitis C
1.2. 3. Hepatitis B, D
1.3. Herpes Zoster infections
1.4 HIV infections
1.4. TB and atypical mycobacterias
1.5. Bacterial infections
1.6 Non-mycobacterial opportunistic diseases

2. Comorbidities in patients with rheumatic disease

3. Drugs used in rheumatic disease

4. Risk/benefit management in the infectious phase.

5. Vaccine recommedations in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases

6. Education for patients/family and doctors