Prediction and prevention of infectious complications in children with cancer

Thesis

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Prologue; the cover of the thesis

Contents

Scope of the thesis:

Chapter 1 Introduction Infectious complications in children with cancer: Prediction, prevention and management

Chapter 2 Bacteremia in a pediatric oncology unit in South Africa

Chapter 3 Mannan-Binding Lectin (MBL) serum levels in pediatric oncology patients: a pilot-study

Chapter 4a Pseudomembranous and neutropenic enterocolitis in pediatric oncology patients

Chapter 4b Severity of enterocolitis predicted by IL-8 in pediatric oncology patients

Chapter 5 Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing early Gram-positive central venous catheter infections in oncology patients, a Cochrane systematic review

Chapter 6 Efficacy of selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) in oncology patients: systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Chapter 7a A child with infant ALL and severe varicella-zoster pneumonia

Chapter 7b Varicella vaccination in an early phase of chemotherapy in pediatric oncology patients

Chapter 8 Discussion

Chapter 9 Implications for clinical practice and future trials

Chapter 10 Summary

Chapter 11 Samenvatting

Addendum Cochrane review chapter 5

Publications

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Stellingen behorende bij het Proefschrift van M.D. van de Wetering

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