title: Antibiotics in immunosuppressed patients.
abstract: The initial treatment of an infection in an immunosuppressed patient must be aimed at the most commonly involved microorganisms which may result in a rapidly fatal infection. As soon as a microbiological diagnosis had been made, the treatment should be altered if necessary to provide optimal management of the condition.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents