TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Infections in Special Hosts
A1  - Downes, Kevin J.
A1  - Danziger-Isakov, Lara A.
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - The  definition  of  immune  compromise  is  characterized  by  an  impairment  of  a  host’s  ability  to  effectively  handle  infectious  challenges.  As  new  therapeutic  options  for  previously  untreatable  illnesses  become  available,  a  growing  number  of  children  fall  into  this  category.  This  chapter  focuses  primarily  on  the  infection-related  issues  among  children  who  are  immunocompromised  owing  to  solid  organ  or  hematopoietic  cell  transplantation;  splenic  dysfunction  will  also  be  addressed.  These  special  hosts  may  present  for  the  evaluation  of  unexplained  fever,  or  with  focal  signs  of  infection,  and  often  require  a  different  approach  than  pursued  in  an  otherwise  healthy  child.  The  goal  of  this  chapter  is  to  provide  the  pediatric  hospitalist  with  a  framework  for  infectious  diseases  evaluation  in  these  children.  Infectious  complications  related  to  chemotherapy  for  malignancy  are  discussed  in  Chapter  133.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146119624
ER  -