Description: Here is a thorough update on Infectious Diseases-related issues and emerging concerns. Includes strategies for preventing infections in patients for whom conventional measures may not be as effective as in a non-cancer and non-Stem Cell Transplant population.
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"This book describes the prognosis, assessment of risk factors, and common infectious problems in patients with cancer, along with conditions that mimic infectious processes in patients undergoing chemotherapy. ... This book will be a useful resource for infectious disease fellows, oncology clinicians, or infectious disease practitioners taking care of patients in the bone marrow transplant unit. ... Overall, this is a good read." (Cezarina Mindru, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2012)