Vascular Catheter-Related Infections

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Microorganism Management Coagulase-negative staphylococci Catheter can be removed or retained If removed, systemic antibiotics should be administered for 5–7 days If catheter is retained, treat with a systemic antibiotic and…

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Infections in Patients with Acute Leukemia

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Fig. 1.1 Nature of febrile episodes in neutropenic patients 1.4 Microbiologically Documented Infections Microbiologically documented infections also account for 25–30 % of febrile episodes in neutropenic patients (Fig. 1.1). The…

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Consequences from Specific Treatment Modalities

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L. monocytogenes a S. pneumoniae Staphylococcus spp. Pseudomonas spp. Gram-negative aerobic bacilli N. meningitidis Candida spp. b Aspergillus spp. Cryptococcus neoformans b Varicella zoster virusc Herpes simplex virusc Cytomegalovirus P….

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Infections in Patients with Malignant Lymphomas

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Bacterial pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae Haemophilus influenzae Neisseria meningitidis Nocardia species Salmonella species Listeria monocytogenes Campylobacter species Legionella species Capnocytophaga species Mycobacteria Fungal pathogens Aspergillus species Zygomycetes (Mucorales) Fusarium species Scedosporium…

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Microbiological Background

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Fig. 5.1 Frequency of single-agent bacteremia in IATC-EORTC trials Since the turn of the twenty-first century, the reports emerged indicating that GNB have gained importance again but this time with…

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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Hematology

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Type of prophylaxis and clinical condition Recommendation and gradinga Antibacterial prophylaxis Patients with acute leukemia and adult SCT recipients after myeloablative therapy A fluoroquinolone with systemic activity including P. aeruginosa…

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