Table of Contents

Host impairments in patients with neo plastic diseases.- Epidemiology of Infections in Cancer Patients.- Bacterial Pathogens.- Fungal Infections in Cancer Patients.- Advances in the Management of Viral Infections.- Neutropenic Fever and Sepsis: Evaluation and Management.- Respiratory Infections.- Enteric Infections.- Central Nervous System Infections in Cancer Patients and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.- Dermatologic infections in cancer patients.- Infections in Patients with Leukemia and Lymphoma.- Infectious Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation.- Infections Associated with Solid Malignancies.- Antimicrobial Agents, Drug Adverse Reactions and Interactions and the Cancer Population.- Infection Control and Prevention Considerations.- Prevention of Infection in Cancer Patients.