Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

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The immunocompromised pt is at increased risk for infection with both common and opportunistic pathogens.

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Section 7. Infectious Diseases

85. Infectious Diarrheas and Bacterial Food Poisoning

86. Sexually Transmitted and Reproductive Tract Infections

87. Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissues, Joints, and Bones

91. Meningococcal and Listerial Infections

92. Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella, and HACEK Group Organisms

93. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria and Pseudomonads

94. Infections Caused by Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

95. Anaerobic Infections

96. Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, and Whipple's Disease

97. Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections

98. Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections

99. Rickettsial Diseases

100. Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella Species, and Chlamydia pneumoniae

101. Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci

102. Infections with Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Human Herpesvirus Types 6, 7, and 8

103. Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases

111. Helminthic Infections and Ectoparasite Infestations