pneumonia in immunocompromised host…

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pneumococci organism, lungs, lungs, respiratory system, pneumonia in immunodeficient patient, pneumonia in an immunocompromised host describes a lung infection that occurs, person whose infection-fighting mechanisms, significantly impaired, immunocompromised have a defective immune response, susceptible to infections by microorganisms, present everywhere, cause disease in healthy people, more susceptible, usual causes, pneumonia, affect anyone, immunosuppression, hiv infection, leukemia, organ transplantation, bone marrow transplant, medications to treat cancer, cough, nonproductive, dry cough, mucus-like, greenish, pus-like sputum, chills, shaking, fever, easy fatigue, chest pain, sharp, stabbing, increased by deep breathing, increased by coughing, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, general discomfort, uneasiness, ill feeling, malaise, shortness of breath, additional symptoms, joint stiffness, rare, muscular stiffness, rare, swollen glands, excessive sweating, night sweats, crackles, abnormal breath sounds heard, listening, chest, stethoscope, auscultation, lack of breath sounds, an important sign, chest x-ray, sputum gram stain, special stains, culture, cbc, arterial blood gases, bronchoscopy, chest ct scan, in certain cases, lung biopsy, in certain cases, goal of treatment, eliminate the infection, antimicrobial therapy, antibiotics, antifungal agents, specific agent used, depend on the sensitivity, the organism causing the problem, determined by a culture, special stains, respiratory treatments to remove secretions, oxygen therapy, outcome poor pneumonia, a virus, fungus, patient is severely immunosuppressed, respiratory failure, death, immunosuppressed, symptoms of pneumonia develop, limit exposure of immunocompromised people to others who, ill.