Infection in the cancer patient : a practical guide / edited by Roy A.J. Spence, Roderick J. Hay, Patrick G. Johnston.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 271 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780198566328 (pbk.) :
- 9780198566328 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0198566328 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 616.99401 22
- RC262
- 2007 A-969
- QZ 200
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pathogenesis of sepsis -- The role of the immune system in cancer -- Head and neck/ear, nose, and throat -- Gastrointestinal infections -- Pulmonary infections in cancer patients : diagnosis, aetiology, and principles of treatment -- Genitourinary tract infections in cancer patients -- Bone and joint infections -- Virus infections -- Skin infections in the cancer patient -- Infections of the central nervous system -- Infections in children -- Eye infections -- Infections in patients with cancer at the end of life.
Infection in the cancer patient is extremely common, either precipitated by the cancer itself or by the cancer therapies. Nearly all cancer patients develop an infection during their illness, often life-threatening & requiring urgent treatment. This book describes the management of all infections met by the clinician.
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