Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Velez, Ana Paula (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lamarche, Jorge (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Greene, John N. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Cancer research.; Infectious diseases.; Antibodies.; Cancer Research.; Infectious Diseases.

As bone marrow transplant treatments and chemotherapy develop, the population of neutropenic cancer patients is on the rise. These developments are allowing patients to live longer, but in recent years, they have also led to an increase in previously rare infections and syndromes, whose management i...

Table of Contents:

• Central Nervous System Infections in Neutropenic Cancer Patients
• Head and Neck Infections.-Respiratory Infections
• Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Infections
• Skin Infections.-Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients
• Fungal Infections
• Neutropenic Fever
• Antifungal Medications in Neutropenia
• Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
• Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunocompromised Host
• Index.