Management of infections in the immunocompromised child: General principles
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Introduction
General Concepts
The effects of treatments and disease states on the host’s immune defenses
The net state of immunosuppression
Definition of infection versus disease states and related issues
Concept of induction and maintenance therapy
Pediatric-specific challenges
Clinical Clues to Specific Immunologic Defects
Principles of Management of Selected Infections and Clinical Syndromes
Vaccine preventable diseases
Respiratory viral infections
Pneumonias in the immunocompromised
Fever and neutropenia
Antimicrobial therapy for selected scenarios
Antimicrobial Chemoprophylaxis
Concluding Remarks
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