Haematologica Reports 2005; 1(issue 5): 44-45 [prev][index][next]

Monoclonal antibodies. How do they change the pattern of infections in lymphoproliferative diseases?
B.E. de Pauw
Department Blood transfusion and Transplant Immunology, University Medical Center St Radboud, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 6. NL-6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Opportunistic infections have always been pitfalls on the road of progress in the treatment of diseases that are accompanied by compromised host defences. Because of the severe morbidity and mortality associated with these infections, they have become substantial challenges for the clinicians who offer such patients care. With medical progress, the number of immunocompromised patients is still steadily climbing and it has become evident that deficiencies in host defences mechanisms are multiple as well as changing in harmony with alterations in treatment modalities for underlying diseases. [>Read full article in PDF]