A case report of cutaneous mucormycosis of the hand after minor trauma in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Mucormycosis is a rare but life-threatening infection, caused by fungi of the Mucorales order, which can be found in soil, rotting leaves or on animals. Through characteristic angioinvasive growth, infections with mucor spores can occur as a
Maleitzke, Tazio +3 more
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Adenoviruses in Immunocompromised Hosts [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2008 SUMMARYThe number of patients with acquired immunodeficiency has grown steadily as a result of both a larger number of patients receiving solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplants and their longer survival times. The use of newer, more potent immunosuppressive regimens has increased the frequency of severe adenovirus infections.
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Sequelae of Immunocompromised Host Pneumonia. [PDF]
Clin Chest MedImmunocompromised individuals are at increased risk for opportunistic infections including pneumonia. Pneumonia has long been known to be a leading cause of mortality during induction chemotherapy for acute leukemia and was the first recognized presentation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Cancer therapeutic potential of combinatorial immuno- and vaso-modulatory interventions [PDF]
, 2015 Currently, most of the basic mechanisms governing tumor-immune system interactions, in combination with modulations of tumor-associated vasculature, are far from being completely understood.
Alfonso, J. C. L. +5 more
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CHILDREN WITHOUT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 1999 Toxoplasma EncepfiaUtis (TE) is rare in pediatric patients, but it is an emerging opportunistic infection in the increasing number of immunocompromised hosts. It should be considered in patients who present with fever and evolving CNS symptoms.
Gh. Khotaei
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Fungal infections in the immunocompromised host
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 In recent years many remarkable changes occurred in our way of life, producing opportunities for microbes. All these changes are related to the recent emergence of previously unrecognized diseases, or the resurgence of diseases that, at least in ...
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The Human Virome in Children and its Relationship to Febrile Illness [PDF]
, 2010 This study investigates the relationship of viruses to febrile illness in children. Subjects are normal children 2-36 months of age with fever along with normal children of the same age without fever, plus immunocompromised children with fever along ...
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Aspergillosis myocarditis in the immunocompromised host
IDCases, 2019 Invasive cardiac aspergillosis has been rarely described in immunocompromised patients. This disease is difficult to diagnose by conventional laboratory, microbiologic, and imaging techniques, and is often recognized only post-mortem. The authors present
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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals living in Switzerland, Kenya, and the United States. [PDF]
, 2000 A total of 22 Cryptosporidium isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients from Kenya, Switzerland, and the United States were examined at three genetic loci: the 18S ribosomal DNA, HSP-70, and acetyl coenzyme A synthetase genes.
Morgan, U.M. +8 more
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A Case of Meningitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes
Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2022 Listeriosis is a rare infectious disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) in the public. L. monocytogenes is a bacterium that generally infects high-risk patients, particularly the elderly, immunocompromised patients, and pregnant ...
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