Immunocompromised patients are susceptible to infections by a wide range of organisms. In the past several decades, AIDS epidemic, advances in the treatment of cancer, organ transplantation, and immunossupresive therapy have resulted in large numbers of patients who develop abnormalities in their ...
On the other side, older people are also considered immunocompromised, as they have an ageing, weakened immune system, not fit enough to start and win a fight. As a consequence, elderly people are more susceptible to contracting symptomatic coronavirus infection. COVID-19 can become severe when ...
Immunocompromised patients also are particularly susceptible to sinus disease, the most aggressive of which is invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS). IFS is characterized by infection, which begins in the nasal cavity and rapidly spreads along vascular structures and can extend intracranially to involve the...
Immunocompromised patients are susceptible to infections by a wide range of organisms. In the past several decades, AIDS epidemic, advances in the treatment of cancer, organ transplantation, and immunossupresive therapy have resulted in large numbers of patients who develop abnormalities in their immune...
The immunocompromised need to take precautions when engaging in seemingly normal activities such as food preparation; caring for companion animals; and recreational or occupational activities. The immunocompromised are not only more susceptible to infection, but often suffer more serious sequelae as a ...
Thus, down-regulation of the production of these cytokines is a likely factor underlying the observed enhancement of RSV infection by cyclophosphamide treatment. In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that cyclophosphamide treatment of BALB/c mice renders them more susceptible to RSV ...
It is universally accepted that the immunocompromised host is more susceptible to nosocomial infection than the normal host. Descriptive clinical or epidemiologic studies that utilize the "organism oriented" approach are now abundant. Generalizations about risk factors are difficult to make, however, becau...
Patients with weakened immune defenses are particularly susceptible to developing pneumonia rapidly. It is for this reason that high clinical suspicion and detailed history taking are required at the initial evaluation. An interprofessional team approach is needed in the management of pneumonia in immunoc...
This is not a homogenous population; those with impaired T cell function are particularly susceptible to severe varicella. Although antibody responses to varicella are critical in the control of acute infection, T lymphocyte mediated immunity (comprising both CD4 and CD8 effector and memory T cells)...
For 4.3% of HIV-negative patients, idiopathic lung fibrosis, which is a rare disease [48], was the sole condition that may make them more susceptible to PCP. Although it does not strictly weaken the immune system, it frequently necessitates the use of immunosuppressive treatment, such as high...