| Literature DB >> 19372181 |
Nicole M A Blijlevens1, Richard M Logan, Mihai G Netea.
Abstract
The treatment of patients with cancer is often accompanied by life-threatening complications caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They are known to result from neutropenia, but damage to the mucosal barrier as well as the humoral and cellular immune defences play a significant role in various infectious complications and aggravate diverse inflammatory processes. The article describes the journey from febrile neutropenia to febrile mucositis in patients treated with immunocompromising therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19372181 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp081
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother ISSN: 0305-7453 Impact factor: 5.790