TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 229. Fever and Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient A1 - Haslam, David B. A1 - Mckinney, Jeffrey Scott A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - A key element in the effective care of immunocompromised patients with fever and infection is hypervigilance. Not only are these patients at increased risk from a diverse range of microorganisms, but also their resulting infections can present with subtle or atypical symptoms and can progress to difficult-to-treat chronic disease states, or to acute life-threatening clinical decompensations. Given these facts, empiric anti-infective therapy is sometimes justified before the definitive cause of a fever is elucidated. Yet, the same facts also argue for the vital importance of making an accurate and exact diagnosis, to guide definitive ongoing therapy. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7021902 ER -