Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host
Contributors: Robert H. Rubin (Editor); Lowell S. Young (Editor)
Edition: 4th ed. edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1000
ISBN-13: 9780306466939
Subjects: Infectious & contagious diseases; Infectious And Parasitic Diseases; Medical / Nursing; Medical; AIDS & HIV; Infectious Diseases; Medical / Infectious Diseases; Communicable diseases; Complications; Immunologic Deficiency Syndrom; Immunological deficiency syndr; Immunological deficiency syndromes; Opportunistic infections
First sentence: Two terms that have become common in the contemporary literature of internal medicine, surgery, and pediatrics are the immunocompromised host and opportunistic infection.