Infectious Complications in Cancer Patients

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Stosor, Valentina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Zembower, Teresa R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Cancer Treatment and Research, 161
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Hematology.; Infectious diseases.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.

While advances in both the treatment of cancer and the management of its complications have led to significant improvement in patient survival, infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease. In this patient population, infection risk results fro...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Host impairments in patients with neo plastic diseases
• Epidemiology of Infections in Cancer Patients
• Bacterial Pathogens
• Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients
• Advances in the Management of Viral Infections
• Neutropenic Fever and Sepsis: Evaluation and Management
• Respiratory Infections
• Enteric Infections
• Central Nervous System Infections in Cancer Patients and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
• Dermatologic infections in cancer patients.- Infections in Patients with Leukemia and Lymphoma
• Infectious Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation
• Infections Associated with Solid Malignancies
• Antimicrobial Agents, Drug Adverse Reactions and Interactions and the Cancer Population
• Infection Control and Prevention Considerations
• Prevention of Infection in Cancer Patients.