Management of Infectious Complication in Cancer Patients: 96 (Cancer Treatment and Research, 96) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792381505 ISBN 13: 9780792381501

Publisher: Springer, 1998

Synopsis

Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neoplastic disease because of compromised host defenses. These defects result in an increased risk of infection and its complications. The nature of the underlying malignancy, the immunodeficiencies associated with it, and the treatments directed against it are all important determinants of infection. In recent years, the introduction of more intensive chemotherapeutic regimes and the widespread use of bone marrow and peripheral stem cell transplantation have changed the pattern of infection in many patients. Furthermore, the increasing use of central venous access devices and antimicrobial prophylaxis has changed the epidemiology of infection in these patients as well.
The goal of this volume in the Cancer Treatment and Research series is to emphasize that while the management of infection in cancer patients is common, it is constantly changing. With the increasing complexity of these patients, optimal management requires a multidisciplinary approach. Ultimately, it is hoped that this book will assist clinicians in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infection in order to optimize care for patients with cancer.

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Review

`... this book presents a good, sound overview of multiple concepts in infectious complications in oncology, with well written, logical chapters. It has excellent tables throughout and its multidisciplinary approach is a plus.'
Cancer Forum, 24:1 (2000)

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792381505
• ISBN 13: 9780792381501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 311
• Editor: Noskin Gary A.