Immunocompromised patients account for an increasing proportion of the typical intensive
care unit (ICU) case-mix. Because of the increased availability of new drugs for cancer and …

Immunocompromised patients—including patients with cancer, hematological malignancies,
solid organ transplants and individuals receiving immunosuppressive therapies for …

Despite significant advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection in the
immunocompromised host, it remains a major cause of morbidity, increased length of stay …

Objective: In 2003, critical care and infectious disease experts representing 11 international
organizations developed management guidelines for sepsis associated with …

Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired lower respiratory tract infections include acute
tracheobronchitis and hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) …

The aim of this planned analysis of the prospective multinational TAVeM database was to
determine the incidence, aetiology and impact on outcome of ventilator-associated lower …

Infections that are typically innocuous in immunocompetent persons may cause significant
disease states in immunocompromised hosts. These individuals may be immunosuppressed …

Nosocomial infections are one of the most important problems occurring in Intensive Care
Units. For this reason, the epidemiology and impact of these infections on critical patients …

Respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients : Current Opinion in …

Patients hospitalized in ICUs are 5 to 10 times more likely to acquire nosocomial infections
than other hospital patients. The frequency of infections at different anatomic sites and the …