Symposium on infections in the compromised host. Significance of fever in the compromised host.
The febrile response is a normal, nonspecific manifestation of nearly all infectious disease processes. However, in the compromised host, this response is often diminished or absent, thus depriving the clinician of an important diagnostic indicator. This article describes various clinical entities that present with fever and outlines the therapeutic considerations used in patients with impaired defense mechanisms.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D005334:Fever / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000503:physiopathology; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000503:physiopathology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents