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Infection in the Patient with Cancer

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Infection and hemorrhage are the major limiting, life threatening toxicities occurring during the “standard” therapy for patients with leukemia and the intensive treatment of patients with solid tumors. This chapter will therefore review the current approach to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection.

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  1. Stephen C. Schimpff
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  1. Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Pfizer Central Research, Groton, Conn., USA

    Kenneth W. Brunson

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Schimpff, S.C. (1989). Infection in the Patient with Cancer. In: Brunson, K.W. (eds) Local Invasion and Spread of Cancer. Cancer Growth and Progression, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1093-5_19

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1093-5_19

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