Management of Infectious Complications in Cancer Patients
Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease because of compromised host defenses. These defects result in an increased risk of infection and its complications. The nature of the underlying malignancy, the immunodeficiencies associated with it, and the tr...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
1998.
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| Series: | Cancer Treatment and Research
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
Table of Contents:
- Host impairments in patients with neoplastic diseases
- Epidemiology of infectious complications in cancer patients
- Approach to fever in the neutropenic host
- Infections associated with solid tumors
- Role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the diagnosis of infections
- Recent advances in the management of fungal infections
- Recent advances in the management of viral infections
- Cytokines and biological response modifiers in the treatment of infection
- Prevention of infection in immunocompromised hosts
- Pharmacologic considerations with antimicrobials used in oncology
- Economic impact of infections in patients with cancer.