TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient A1 - Fung, Monica A1 - Gruenberg, Katherine A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter V. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. A2 - Gandhi, Monica PY - 2024 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISFever and other symptoms may be blunted because of immunosuppression.A contaminating organism in an immunocompetent individual may be a pathogen in an immunocompromised one.The interval since transplantation and the degree of immunosuppression can narrow the differential diagnosis.Empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics may be appropriate in high-risk patients whether or not symptoms are localized. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/04 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1202071856 ER -