Infections in Hematology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maschmeyer, Georg (Editor), Rolston, Kenneth V.I (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Surgical transplantation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Transplant Surgery.

Infections are among the most frequent complications in patients with hematological malignancies and in those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A profound knowledge on the epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, treatment modalities, and prophylac...

Table of Contents:

• Infections in Patients with Acute Leukemia
• Infections in Patients with Malignant Lymphomas
• Consequences from specific treatment modalities
• Infections after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Microbiological Background
• The Diagnostic Approach to the Febrile Neutropenic Patient: Clinical Considerations
• Diagnostic Radiology in Hematological Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
• Risk Stratification in Febrile Neutropenic Patients
• Fever of Unknown Origin: Treatment According to Risk Assessment
• Pulmonary Complications
• Vascular Catheter-Related Infections
• Gastrointestinal Complications
• Central Nervous System Infections
• Antibacterial Agents
• Antifungal Agents
• Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Hematology
• Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology in Hematology Units
• Myeloid Growth Factors.