Vaccination of Immunocompromised Cats [PDF]
Immunocompromise is a common condition in cats, especially due to widespread infections with immunosuppressive viruses, such as feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV), but also due to chronic non-infectious diseases, such as tumours, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease, as well as treatment with ...
Hartmann, Katrin +15 more
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Immunocompromised travellers [PDF]
Given a better quality of life and extended life expectancy in patients with immune suppression, the number of immunocompromised travellers is constantly growing. The aim of the article is to discuss travel-related health problems in immunocompromised patients, their most common destinations and reasons to travel, as well as complications associated ...
Katarzyna, Wasilczuk +1 more
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Influenza vaccination for immunocompromised patients: systematic review and meta-analysis from a public health policy perspective. [PDF]
Immunocompromised patients are vulnerable to severe or complicated influenza infection. Vaccination is widely recommended for this group. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses influenza vaccination for immunocompromised patients in terms of ...
Kerac, Marko +143 more
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Time to Antibiotics and Mortality in Immunocompromised versus Non-Immunocompromised Patients with Suspected Sepsis. [PDF]
Background Timely antibiotics are key determinants of sepsis survival and are presumed to be especially critical in immunocompromised patients. However, evidence supporting this assumption is limited.
Gupta S +6 more
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Infections in the Immunocompromised [PDF]
Infections in the immunocompromised differ significantly from those in the immunocompetent. They can be more serious, more often life threatening, more difficult to diagnose and are caused by more unusual organisms. Children can be immunocompromised for a variety of reasons and the numbers, worldwide, are growing.
Cant, Andrew, Cole, Theresa
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The Conditions of Primary Infection Define the Load of Latent Viral Genome in Organs and the Risk of Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Disease [PDF]
Recurrence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) from latency is a frequent cause of disease in immunocompromised patients. To date, there is no explanation for the diversity in the clinical manifestations.
Balthesen, Monika +16 more
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Speciation and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida isolated from Immunocompromised Patients of a Tertiary Care Centre in Gujarat, India [PDF]
Candida species are one of the most common causes of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. An upsurge in incidence of less common species of Candida have been documented since last few years as the major cause of candidemia all over the
Santosh Kumar +2 more
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Pneumococcal Vaccination in Immunocompromised Hosts: An Update
Infections with the pathogen, Streptococcus pneumoniae, are a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It particularly affects those at the extremes of age and immunocompromised individuals.
Claire Froneman +2 more
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Background The clinical indications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in immunosuppressed patients are not clear. This study aimed to analyse the effectiveness of ECMO and to identify the risk factors for the mortality of ECMO in ...
Ye Tian +11 more
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Lomentospora prolificans Disseminated Infections: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases
Background: Lomentospora prolificans, a rare, highly virulent filamentous fungus with high rates of intrinsic resistance to antifungals, has been associated with different types of infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals ...
Afroditi Konsoula +4 more
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