Infectious Complications in Cancer Patients

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stosor, Valentina (Editor), Zembower, Teresa R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 161
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.