Infections in Cancer Patients

1. Mechanisms of Host Defense
2. Composition of the Normal Microbial Flora
3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
4. Infection in Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
5. Hairy Cell Leukemia
6. Infections in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
7. Infections Associated with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
8. Infections in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes
9. Infectious Complications In Multiple Myeloma
10. Infections in Patients with Gynecological Malignancies
11. Infections Related to the Management and Treatment of Sarcomas
12. Infections Associated with Cutaneous Malignancy
13. Central Nervous System Infections in Cancer Patients
14. Pulmonary Infections in Cancer Patients
15. Cardiovascular Infections in Cancer Patients
16. Gastrointestinal Infections in Cancer Patients
17. Genitourinary Infections in Cancer Patients
18. Bone, Joint, and Soft Tissue Infections in Cancer Patients
19. Infections Associated with Radiation Therapy
20. Parasitic Diseases as Complications of Cancer
21. HIV-Related Malignancies
22. Immunization Against Infectious Diseases in Cancer Patients
23. Role of the Microbiology Laboratory

Outlining the best means of infection management and emphasizing early recognition and identification of pathogens, this trailblazing volume pinpoints the distinct immunodeficiencies related to specific malignancies that result in predictable opportunistic infections-containing accessible reviews of the latest scientific research, reports from the forefront of clinical practice, and copious illustrations and tables to be of maximal benefit to the reader.