COMMUNITY RESPIRATORY VIRUS INFECTIONS IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS WITH CANCER

Catheter-Related Infections Because IV catheters are commonly used in cancer chemotherapy and are prone to infection (Chap. 125), they pose a major problem in the care of patients with cancer. Some catheter-associated infections can be treated[r]

Chapter 082. Infections in Patients with Cancer (Part 10) Renal and Ureteral Infections Infections of the urinary tract are common among patients whose ureteral excretion is compromised (Table 82-1). Candida, which has a predilection for the k[r]

Chapter 061. Disorders of Granulocytes and Monocytes (Part 8) Disorders of Adhesion Two main types of leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) have been described, LAD 1 and LAD 2. Both are autosomal recessive traits and result in the inability of neutrophils to exit the circulation to sites of i[r]

diversity of this group is exemplified by the wide range in guanine-plus-cytosine content (45–70%). Although frequently considered colonizers or contaminants, the nondiphtherial corynebacteria have been associated with invasive disease, particularly in immunocompromised <[r]

virus variants classifiable into the fourth and fifth geneticgroups, isolated from viremic infants. Arch Virol 2002,147:21-41.13. Attia MA: Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in Egypt and Africa.In Therapies for viral hepatitis Edited by: Schinazi RF, Sommadossi J-P,Thomas HC. Inte[r]

Chapter 125. Health Care–Associated Infections (Part 11) Employee Health Service Issues An institution's employee health service is a critical component of its infection-control efforts. New employees should be processed through the service, where a contagious-disease history can be taken; e[r]

is 41.8%, in the UK is 30.5%, and in Australia is 34%. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that every year approximately 15 million children die, of which about 5 million die from ARI. In Vietnam, ARI in children leads to mobidity and mortality. ARI contains 44% of[r]

Chapter 031. Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine &gt; Chapter 31. Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upp[r]

Chapter 136. Meningococcal Infections (Part 6) Clinical Manifestations Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Although many patients who develop meningococcal meningitis or meningococcemia report having had throat soreness or other upper respiratory symptoms during th[r]

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To evaluate the efficacy of first-line bevacizumab-based chemotherapy for untreated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) based on age. Methods: Eligibility criteria focused on M1 disease without prior palliative chemotherapy. Choice of chemotherapy regimen was at the physician’s discretion.

Lower respiratory tract infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. Several viruses can cause bronchiolitis. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV), influenza type A, adenovirus and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are some of the co[r]

is usually curative in these patients, with no need for antifungal therapy. Another form of disease presents with long-standing, often unilateral symptoms and opacification of a single sinus on imaging studies as a result of a mycetoma (fungus ball) within the sinus. Trea[r]

involved in outbreaks of infection may be an exception to this rule; however, many of these individuals have been under extreme physical and/or psychological stress and/or have had an antecedent viral-type illness that may have reduced their normal host resistance. Infections with