On the other hand, infections associated with recent advances in medicine cause new problems particularly in developed countries. The salient features of a few selected organisms that cause infections in immunocompromised and transplant recipients are discussed in this chapter....
The immunocompromised hosts are at higher risk of viral infection, thereby creating the situation worse for those people (Ye et al., 2013). The drug usage should be studied properly to analyze the results. Administration of drugs is taken into consideration for predicting the dynamics during ...
1 Since that laboratory breakthrough, profuse data have been generated about human disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, as well as human and avian disease caused by C. psittaci, the agent of psittacosis. Because of the impact of C. trachomatis as a cause of pelvic inflammatory dis...
Multiple pathways are involved in T-cell senescence. Cellular senescence can be initiated by genomic or epigenomic damage that is induced by persistent antigens and competition for scarce nutrients in the tumor microenvironment. These stimuli lead to the activation of p38, ultimately triggering a DNA ...
Toxoplasmosis: Caused by theToxoplasma gondiiparasite, commonly found in cat feces. It can be contracted through contaminated food or water and may cause flu-like symptoms or severe complications, especially in pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals. ...
Because it is highly lethal in the immunocompromised host, even in the face of therapy, work-up must be prompt and aggressive, and therapy may need to be initiated upon suspicion of the diagnosis, without definitive proof (BIII). Intravenous therapy should be used initially in rapidly ...
2020). A recent systematic review revealed that the pooled prevalence of N. americanus was 67% in the region, while the pooled prevalence of A. ceylanicum and A. duodenale was 12% and 4%, respectively (Clements and Alene 2022). Hookworm infections have been reported to cause more than ...
However, high viral loads in saliva can also be detected in EBV reactivations in immunocompromised patients. EBV serology or PCR in cerebrospinal fluid can be of interest in cases of neurological complications due to IM. In transplant recipients, especially EBV seronegative patients receiving EBV ...
In immunocompromised patients, the infection reactivates and spreads to other organs. In the kidney, the infection is associated with mononuclear interstitial inflammatory infiltrates and tubular atrophy, findings that can be difficult to distinguish from acute transplant rejection. Besides, the cytopathic ...
Which of these two vaccines is contraindicated (not to be used) in immunocompromised individuals? a. Typhim Vi b. Vivotif Fill in the blank. ___ immunity is acquired through immunization or actually having the disease. Which of...