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Review
. 2009 May:63 Suppl 1:i36-40.
doi: 10.1093/jac/dkp081.

The changing face of febrile neutropenia-from monotherapy to moulds to mucositis. Mucositis: from febrile neutropenia to febrile mucositis

Nicole M A Blijlevens  1 , Richard M Logan, Mihai G Netea
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The changing face of febrile neutropenia-from monotherapy to moulds to mucositis. Mucositis: from febrile neutropenia to febrile mucositis

Nicole M A Blijlevens et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 May.

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.

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