RT Book, Section
A1 Hammond, Sarah P.
A1 Baden, Lindsey R.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56210189
T1 Chapter 198. Infections of the Immunocompromised Host
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56210189
RD 2023/10/03
AB What  is  the  approach  to  an  immunocompromised  patient  with  suspected  infection?What  are  common  infectious  complications  in  patients  receiving  chronic  corticosteroids,  or  recently  treated  with  tumor  necrosis  factor  inhibitors  or  rituximab?Should  preventative  measures  be  taken  to  prevent  infectious  complications  in  patients  taking  these  medications?What  infectious  complications  are  common  among  patients  who  have  undergone  splenectomy?How  should  a  transplant  patient  presenting  with  possible  infection  be  evaluated?