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Infections After Solid Organ TransplantationInfections After Solid Organ Transplantation. Worldwide, 40,000 organ transplants are performed annually, with very high success rates (90% 1-year graft ...
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NeutropeniaNeutropenia. The risk of serious infection increases as the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) falls to the severely neutropenic range (< 500/µL).
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Pediatric Aphthous UlcersPediatric Aphthous Ulcers. Commonly termed canker sores, aphthous ulcers, or aphthous stomatitis, have been the focus of study and research for many years, ...
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Pseudomonas InfectionPseudomonas Infection. In 1882, Gessard first discovered Pseudomonas, a strictly aerobic, gram-negative bacterium of relatively low virulence.
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X-linked Immunodeficiency With Hyper IgMX-linked Immunodeficiency With Hyper IgM. X-linked immunodeficiency with hyper–immunoglobulin M (XHIGM or HIGM1) is a rare form of primary immunodeficiency ...
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Pediatric Severe Combined ImmunodeficiencyPediatric Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a life-threatening syndrome of recurrent infections, diarrhea, ...
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Infections in the Immunocompromised HostInfections in the Immunocompromised Host. Much of the practice of pediatric infectious diseases now focuses on the treatment of the fetus, neonate, infant, ...
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Pediatric HIV InfectionPediatric HIV Infection. Over the past 30 years, since the first cases of what is now recognized as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were ...
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Infections After Bone Marrow TransplantationInfections After Bone Marrow Transplantation. Infection is the result of a shift in the equilibrium between host defenses and microorganism pathogenicity.
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Pediatric Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionPediatric Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Virus Infection. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), or human herpesvirus 4, is a gammaherpesvirus that infects more than ...