Immunodeficiency occurs when one or more immune system components do not function
properly, resulting in the body's inability to resist mostly infectious agents. Most cases of …

Antibody deficiencies are a group of primary immune deficiencies caused by defects in B-
cell development, B-cell activation, or antibody synthesis. Defects discussed in this chapter …

Chronic disease and immunosuppression increase the risk of vaccine-preventable
infections, complications, and mortality from infectious diseases. Safe vaccination and …

Introducción La hipogammaglobulinemia en los primeros meses postrasplante de
progenitores hematopoyéticos (TPH) es común en pacientes pediátricos. Durante esta fase …

Immunosuppressive agents carry significant risk of infection of both typical and atypical
microorganisms with increased mortality. Pneumocystis jirovecii and Cytomegalovirus are …

Since its widespread introduction in the early 1980s, immunoglobulin therapy (IG) has been
extensively investigated to understand its mechanism of action and clinical benefits …

Introducción: la hipogammaglobulinemia genera propensión a eventos infecciosos,
principalmente sinopulmonares por bacterias extracelulares capsuladas. El uso de …

E. faecalis, 05632 Bi 2 05, 30 E. faecium, 34726 Bi 09, 90 E. coli, 42794 TSB 3 05, 38 P.
aeruginosa, 25542 Bi 22, 10 S. marcescens, 12255 Bi 11, 30 S. aureus, USA300 Δ spa Bi …

ABSTRACT S. aureus is one of the most notorious bacterial species causing a range of
potentially lifethreatening diseases, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a …

138 Volume 26, Issue 2, sprIng 2016• CanadIan onCology nursIng Journal reVue
CanadIenne de soIns InfIrmIers en onCologIe survival for patients with CLL, in the absence …