Infection in the immunocompromised not infrequently leads to intensive therapy unit (ITU) admission and, for example, up to 40%of bone marrow transplant patients require intensive care unit admission after transplantation. The outcome for the immunocompromised patient requiring critical care is notoriously...
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OBJECTIVES: Patients who are immunocompromised (IC) are at increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), which has increased to epidemic proportions over the past decade. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) appears effective for the treatment of CDI, although there is concern that IC p...
1. Peng JM, Du B, Qin HY, Wang Q, Shi Y. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of suspected pneumoni in immunocompromised patients. J Infect 2021;82(4):22–7 AprPubMed PMID: 33609588. 2. Schla...
In a prospective, randomized trial, we compared intravenous acyclovir and vidarabine in the treatment of varicella-zoster virus infection in severely immunocompromised patients who presented within 72 hours of onset of the infection. Eleven patients were treated in each group. Cutaneous dissemination of ...
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...
MRT PO, endoscopically No standardized dosing available Has not been studied in larger randomized trials in immunocompromised patients. Potential risk of bacteremia associated with the product in immunosuppressed patients. VAN indicates vancomycin; NS, normal saline; FDX, fidaxomicin; PO, per os. ⁎...
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Role of lamivudine in the reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection in immunodepressed patients INTRODUCTION: reactivation in immunocompromised states is a well-known event that may be a serious problem in endemic areas of . Presently, the investigati......
Mycobacterium simiae Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient without Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Describes a case of lung infection due to Mycobacterium simiae in an immunocompromised patient without AIDS. Drugs given to the patient for the treatment o... Braun-Saro,Beatriz,Esteban,... - 《Cl...