CLASSICAL AND EMERGENT RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIONS Neutropenia due to myelosuppression by malignant infiltration or that which is more commonly caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy remains the hallmark of immunodeficiency in patients with cancer and is associated with a considerably increased risk for bacterial or fungal infections. In addition to quantitative defects, neutrophils also exhibit various […]
CLASSICAL AND EMERGENT RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIONS Neutropenia due to myelosuppression by malignant infiltration or that which is more commonly caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy remains the hallmark of immunodeficiency in patients with cancer and is associated with a considerably increased risk for bacterial or fungal infections. In addition to quantitative defects, neutrophils also exhibit various […]