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Obesity and immunocompetence [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002 The increasing worldwide prevalence of obesity is a major health problem since excessive body weight constitutes a risk factor in a number of chronic diseases. It has been reported that obese individuals are more susceptible to infection than lean subjects; however, the underlying factors are not fully understood.
O, Lamas, A, Marti, J A, Martínez
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Fatal Invasive Aspergillosis and Coronavirus Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a complication in critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, especially those with severe influenza pneumonia.
Marion Blaize +8 more
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Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient Presenting with Shock [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2012 Strongyloides Stercoralis is a widespread, soil-transmitted helminth affecting humans. It is generally benign and asymptomatic, eosinophilia and larvae in stool being the only indication of infection.
Gaurav Dalela +2 more
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An unusual case of Escherichia coli cellulitis and bacteraemia in an immunocompetent patient
Dermatology Reports, 2022 Cellulitis secondary to Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a rare phenomenon, particularly in an immunocompetent patient. We report on an unusual case of an immunocompetent 84-year-old female presenting with E.coli bacteraemia and E.coli cellulitis in the ...
Jacqueline K. Nguyen +2 more
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Microbiology Research, 2022 Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) associated with cytomegalovirus infection is extremely rare and is, mainly observed in immunocompetent people.
Raul Montalvo +1 more
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Intracranial fusarium fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction Fusarium spp is an omnipresent fungal species that may lead to fatal infections in immunocompromised populations. Spontaneous intracranial infection by Fusarium spp in immunocompetent individuals is exceedingly rare.
Cadden, Joseph +6 more
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Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2016 Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) is a cutaneous lesion classically associated with potentially fatal Pseudomonas septicemia in immunocompromised patients. Other bacterial and fungal pathogens have also been implicated.
Somenath Sarkar +2 more
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A Fortuitous Turn of Evidence in an Elderly Female – A Case of Pulmonary Fusariosis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Pulmonary mycosis is seen infrequently in our country. It is more common in the immunocompromised. The infections caused by less known species like Fusarium have been found to be increasing in incidence in other parts of the world.
Saraswathy Sreeram +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection occurs mainly in immunosuppressed populations. We describe an investigation of chronic HEV infection of genotype 3a in an individual without evidence for immune deficiency who presented hepatitis with significant
Dong Ying +23 more
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CMV in the gut: a critical review of CMV detection in the immunocompetent host with colitis. [PDF]
, 2015 As scientific techniques for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) improve, we are able to detect small amounts of CMV in the mucosal wall. As clinicians, we are unsure how to interpret the results of this novel test.
Goodman, AL +4 more
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