Immunocompromised

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• Published Subscription 28 Feb 2017

  Bacteriological and Yeast Profile in Clinical Samples from Immunocompromised Persons (Especially in HIV and Cancer Patients) and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern

  By Hari Nandan Meena, Anita E. Chand, Harshad Singh Naruka, Rashmi Sharma, Bhagchand Nagar, Dinesh Verma

  Abstract: AbstractImmunocompromised host describes a patient who is on increased risk to acquire infection due to congenital or acquired abnormality of the immune system. In the past few decades, the population of immunocompromised hosts has expanded enormously, due to the increased use of immunosuppressive conditions like HIV, cancer, etc. This study was planned to know the spectrum of organisms and trend of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in immunocompromised patients. All hospitalized patients …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–8 Read article →