ID Board Review/Immunocompromised Host

Primary Immunodeficiency

 * Anatomic lesions
 * Lymphocyte defects
 * Combined immunodeficiency syndromes (including severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID])
 * Phagocytes
 * Complement deficiencies
 * NK cell deficiencies

Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation

 * Infections associated with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia
 * Stem cell transplant
 * Syndromes
 * Noninfectious conditions

Solid-organ Transplantation

 * Donor-derived infections


 * Surgical site infections


 * Hospital-acquired infection


 * Opportunistic infections


 * Noninfectious conditions

This includes patients on disease-modifying agents, e.g. Tumor Necrosis Factor [TNF] blockers, Corticosteroids

 * Bacteria


 * Fungi


 * Viruses


 * Parasites


 * Protozoa

Infection Prevention in the Immunosuppressed Host

 * Immunizations


 * Antimicrobials


 * Environmental control