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Aspects of Infections in Children with Cancer

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Supportive Care in Cancer Patients

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 108))

Abstract

There is no doubt that the last decade has witnessed an incredible improvement in the treatment of neoplastic diseases. This is true of not only primary treatment of tumors but also supportive care of patients. In this setting, however, infections remain a major problem because of their significant morbidity and mortality, as well as the impediment they frequently pose to the accomplishment of the antineoplastic therapy.

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, G. Gaslini Institute, University of Genova, Via 5 Maggio 39, 16147, Genova, Italy

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Viscoli, C. (1988). Aspects of Infections in Children with Cancer. In: Senn, HJ., Glaus, A., Schmid, L. (eds) Supportive Care in Cancer Patients. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82932-1_10

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