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Fever in Immunocompromised Hosts

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2013
Fever 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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Sinusitis in the immunocompromised host

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 1999
Sinusitis occurs in a wide range of immunocompromised hosts, including neutropenic patients, diabetic patients, patients in critical care units, and patients with HIV infection. Reversal of underlying risk factors, such as neutropenia or diabetic ketoacidosis, is essential in the treatment of fungal rhinosinusitis.
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Treating RSV in the immunocompromised

Nursing Standard, 1993
Tribavirin may be a useful treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in people who are immunocompromised.
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Fever in Immunocompromised Patients

New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
The past two decades have witnessed an increase in the number of patients who are immunocompromised as a consequence of a primary or secondary immunodeficiency disorder or from the use of agents that depress one or more components of the immune system.
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Epiglottitis in immunocompromised patients

Head & Neck Surgery, 1986
AbstractModern medical oncology has made dramatic improvements in the prognosis of many malignancies. Many of the treatment regimens used by the chemotherapist have the potential to profoundly depress the immune system. At UCLA Medical Center, three patients developed epiglottitis secondary to the fungus Candida albicans, while profoundly ...
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Immunizations for the Immunocompromised Child

Pediatric Annals, 1999
Although immunocompromised children are unlikely to have optimal immune responses to vaccines, some will benefit from immunization. They should receive inactivated vaccines that are routinely recommended for immunocompetent children plus pneumococcal and influenza immunizations.
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An immunocompromised district in an immunocompromised patient

International Journal of Dermatology, 2013
RUOCCO, Vincenzo, RUOCCO, Eleonora, Brunetti G, Wolf R.   +3 more
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Infection in the immunocompromised host

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1985
The 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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Wound Healing and Immunocompromise

Nursing Clinics of North America, 1990
A better understanding of the physiology of wound healing has been the impetus for the development of a large number of wound care products. However, infection remains the primary deterrent to successful wound closure; often those factors (both internal and external) that make the patient more susceptible to infection also negatively affect the quality
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SARS-CoV-2 evolution in an immunocompromised host reveals shared neutralization escape mechanisms

Cell, 2021
Sarah A Clark, Lars E Clark, Junhua Pan
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