Griffith University researchers have developed a potential vaccine for a pathogen that causes severe infection in immunocompromised people and is particularly prevalent in hospitals. Apr 13, 2022 0 8 Medical research Researchers find a way to help stem cells work for the heart Blocking an enzyme ...
Having a weakened immune systemcan make you more likelyto get severely ill from COVID-19. Many conditions and treatments can cause a person to be immunocompromised or have a weakened immune system. Primary immunodeficiency is caused by genetic defects that can be inherited. Prolonged u...
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic fungal pneumonia that affects immunocompromised individuals [1]. Initially, it was identified in pre-term newborns in the 1950s and later in adults in the 1970s [2,3,4,5,6]. An epidemic phase was observed in the 1980s among patient...
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While it is recognized that vaccine effectiveness may be lower in certain populations such as the elderly, individuals with chronic comorbidities (e.g., diabetes with poor blood glucose control, those on maintenance dialysis), or those who are immunocompromised compared to the general population, ...
It has been reported that polyomaviruses are the microbes which can be a cause of several human pathological conditions including cancers, nephropathy, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and gynaecological disease. Although investigators proposed some mechanisms used by the viruses to induce the disorde...
What makes someone immunocompromised? Does my daily medication put me at a higher risk for complications? And what combination of age, health, genetics, and just random luck of the draw is going to make this virus asymptomatic or…really fucking bad? So, besides all the amazing desserts I’...
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made revisions to its list of underlying medical conditions that put people at a higher risk of severe complications from the novel coronavirus.
That may mean treating bacterial skin infections with medicated shampoos first. If that doesn't work—or if the patient is immunocompromised and has a severe widespread skin infection—a systemic antibiotic may be used in addition to the topical therapy. ...