Management of infections in palliative care patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-70

  Nagy Agren, Stephanie ^a,b   Haley, Harold B ^c,d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Death; Infection; Palliative care; Terminal patient

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 0036045950     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00420-7     Document Type: Review

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