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Vaccination of the Immunocompromised Patient
Biologicals, 1997The increasing number of immunocompromised persons both in industrialized countries and the developing world are at higher risk of acquiring certain diseases. Health professionals and doctors need to implement adequate vaccination strategies. According to the type of the underlying disease, its course and the therapy, the response to vaccine may be ...
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ICU-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients
Intensive Care MedicineImmunocompromised patients account for an increasing proportion of the typical intensive care unit (ICU) case-mix. Because of the increased availability of new drugs for cancer and auto-immune diseases, and improvement in the care of the most severely ...
Ignacio Martin-Loeches +2 more
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Fever in Immunocompromised Hosts
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2013Fever is one of the most common reasons for the emergency department presentation of immunocompromised patients. Their differential diagnosis can be broad and includes rare or unexpected pathogens. Certain infectious causes of fever portend true emergencies; if they are not managed appropriately, rapid progression and death may ensue.
Devang M, Patel, David J, Riedel
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Travel and the immunocompromised host
Hospital Medicine, 2000Increasing opportunities for travel and advances in medicine mean that immunocompromised patients may venture to potentially risky parts of the world. This article examines the risks faced by such travellers. Some limitations of standard travel vaccines are discussed and suggestions are made as to how best to advise such travellers.
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Panniculitis in an immunocompromised patient
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1991We present a patient in whom histoplasmosis panniculitis developed during steroid therapy for pancytopenia secondary to myelodysplasia. Although the cutaneous manifestations of disseminated histoplasmosis are rare, we review them because of the increasing numbers of organ-transplant patients, as well as other patients with immunodeficiency, including ...
A K, Silverman +4 more
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Norovirus infection in immunocompromised hosts [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2014 Acute gastroenteritis caused by noroviruses often has a duration of 2–0 days and is characteristically self-limiting. In contrast, chronic infection caused by noroviruses in immunocompromised individuals can last from weeks to years, making clinical ...
Green, K.Y.
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Chickenpox in the immunocompromised child
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2012For the majority of children who are immunocompromised or who require immunosuppression, their primary diagnosis necessitates a difficult programme of prolonged treatment. In countries with no varicella vaccination, this is compounded by the ever-present and significant threat of chickenpox. Potential exposures must be avoided, causing children to miss
Marion, Roderick +3 more
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RECOGNITION OF THE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 1999The host defense systems in humans are highly specialized with respect to categories of infectious pathogens; yet, there is just enough overlap to protect one from minor defects. It is also important to appreciate that not all abnormalities reported from the laboratory are clinically significant.
M G, Gutierrez, C H, Kirkpatrick
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Gastrointestinal parasites in the immunocompromised
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2005Parasites and other infections have many effects on the gastrointestinal tract of individuals who are immunocompromised. Few reviews focus on parasitic infections, which are covered here.The review first examines recent advances in our understanding of the taxonomy, diagnosis and treatment of pathogens such as cryptosporidia, cyclospora, isospora and ...
Penny, Lewthwaite +3 more
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Infection in the immunocompromised host
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1985The largest numbers of immunocompromised pediatric patients are neonates and children who are managed in intensive care units. Therapeutic principles that apply to the classic neutropenic cancer patient are also relevant for these categories; maximum doses of bactericidal antibiotics given for longer periods should be used. Pediatricians should also be
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