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Infectious Complications in Bone Marrow Transplantation

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Stephen C. Schimpff

    1. University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, USA

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  2. Jean Klastersky

    1. Institut Jules Bordet, Centre des Tumeurs de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 132)

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Table of contents (28 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  3. Case Presentation

    1. Introduction to Case Presentation

      • S. C. Schimpff
      Pages 35-44

  4. Infection and Granulocytopenia

    1. Initial Empiric Therapy for Fever in Neutropenia

      • C. I. Bustamante
      Pages 45-56

    2. Approach to the Patient with Prolonged Granulocytopenia

      • P. A. Pizzo
      Pages 57-65

    3. Simplification of Empiric Therapy for the Febrile, Neutropenic Oncology Patient

      • J. L. Shenep
      Pages 67-77

    4. Fever and Granulocytopenia: A Viewpoint from an Academic Setting

      • N. J. Vogelzang, J. P. Flaherty
      Pages 79-88

    5. Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy in the Community Hospital Setting for the Cancer Patient with Fever and Neutropenia: The Need for Vigilance and Attention to Detail

      • J. G. Gallagher
      Pages 89-96

    6. Observations on the Effects of Hematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors on the Clinical Course of Bone Marrow Transplantation

      • W. P. Peters
      Pages 97-101

    7. Effect of Colony-Stimulating Factors on Granulocyte Function

      • K. Vollmer, G. L. Mandell
      Pages 103-108

    8. Invasive Aspergillosis: Host Defenses

      • R. D. Diamond
      Pages 109-115

    9. Invasive Aspergillosis: Serologic Diagnosis

      • V. T. Andriole
      Pages 117-125

    10. Aspergillosis in the Immunocompromised: Focus on Treatment

      • M. Aoun, P. Van der Auwera, J. Gèrain, J. Klastersky
      Pages 127-136

    11. Invasive Candidiasis During Granulocytopenia

      • E. Anaissie, H. Pinczowski
      Pages 137-145
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As the demographics of the population shift toward an increasingly aged society, the number of individuals with cancer increases and with it the need to give the most comprehensive possible health care delivery. Although much has been written about the specific therapy best suited for the various types of cancer and about the basic and clinical research which has dramatically improved treat­ ment, overall patient care requires attention to supportive care, which includes such items as pain management, the use of blood products, nutrition, and psychosocial needs. Yet infection remains the leading cause of death in cancer patients and is a major cause of morbidity and hospitaliza­ tion, making it a major aspect of the supportive care of cancer patients. It therefore deserves a full exposition. Bone marrow transplantation is increasingly being utilized as part of a therapeutic modality in the treatment of cancer patients. Transplantation patients are at such a particularly high risk of developing a wide variety of different types of infection, that they inevitably can serve as an excellent framework for discussion of all the types of infections that occur during the treatment of cancer. The patient undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is at particularly high risk of infection due to the major perturbations of host defenses, which include granulo­ cytopenia, cellular immune dysfunction, humoral immune dysfunction, blood product transfusions, and vascular access devices. Each of these perturbations results in a different set of infectious disease problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, USA

    Stephen C. Schimpff

  • Institut Jules Bordet, Centre des Tumeurs de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Klastersky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infectious Complications in Bone Marrow Transplantation

  • Editors: Stephen C. Schimpff, Jean Klastersky

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84899-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-84901-5Published: 07 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-84899-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 284

  • Topics: Oncology, Hematology

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