title: Recognizing the patient at risk for opportunistic infections.
abstract: Advances in the treatment of many chronic and end-stage diseases as well as the emergence of AIDS has yielded an immunocompromised patient population. Nurses caring for these patients must be aware of their potential for developing deadly opportunistic infections. By identifying the patient at risk, nurses hope to delay or prevent the development of these diseases.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hedges
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017053:Infection Control; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D012307:Risk Factors