Causes of infection in patients with cancer
- Neutropenia (after cytotoxic chemotherapy)
- Gram-negative rod bacteria (enterobacteria, pseudomonas)
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis (central venous catheter)
- Viridans streptococci (mucositis)
- Enterococci (perianal infections)
- Yeasts (Candida species)
- Aspergillus moulds (especially in severe and prolonged, i.e. lasting for several weeks, neutropenia)
- Disorders of humoral immunity (myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia)
- Bacteria with a capsule (pneumococci, Haemophilus influenzae, meningococcus)
- Splenectomized patients
- Pneumococci, Haemophilus influenzae, meningococcus
- Disorders of cell-mediated immunity (HIV infection, lymphomas, organ transplantations)
- Mycobacteria
- Listeria
- Salmonella
- Herpes viruses (Herpes simplex, Varicella zoster, cytomegalovirus)
- Toxoplasma
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Cryptococcus
- Candida yeasts
- Aspergillus moulds
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