Full Description
This text presents a comprehensive review of the range of infectious complications that can arise in oncology patients as a result of their underlying malignancy, as well as from their treatment. The first section considers the effects of different treatment strategies on various host defenses. The second section describes the various infectious syndromes and addresses types of pathogens, shifts over time and changing diagnostic considerations. The final section discusses adjunctive measures that can prevent and assist antimicrobial agents in infection control. The book offers practical advice for practicing oncologists, hematologists and infectious disease specialists.
Contents
HOST DEFENSESTreatment Strategies for Solid Tumors and Impact on Host Defenses Treatment Strategies for Hematological Malignancies: Impact on Host Defenses and Infection RiskBlood and Marrow Transplantation INFECTIOUS SYNDROMESInfectious Syndromes in Solid Tumour TherapyInfectious Complications in Patients Receiving Cytotoxic Therapy for Acute Leukemia: History, Background and Approaches to ManagementInfections in Chronic Leukemias and other Hematological MalignanciesInfections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant PatientsMANAGEMENT STRATEGIESInfections Caused by Gram-positive Cocci and Gram-negative RodsManagement Strategies for Infections Caused by Candida Species Invasive Aspergillosis Complicating Neoplastic Diseases and Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationFungi other than Candida and Aspergillus Management Strategies for Herpes Simplex Viruses in Cancer Patients and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant RecipientsManagement Strategies for Varicella-zoster Infections in Patients with Cancer Management of CMV Infection in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant RecipientsEpstein-Barr Virus Infections in the Oncology Patient Respiratory Viruses in Immunocompromised Hosts Hepatitis Virus Infections in Patients with CancerOTHER THERAPIESUse of Hematopoietic Growth Factors in the Management of Infection in Oncology Patients Granulocyte (Neutrophil) Transfusion Therapy Uses of Immunoglobulins in the Management of Infection in Oncology PatientsInfection Control Vaccinations in Oncology Patients Transfusion ConsiderationsIndex
