title: The athlete: an immunocompromised host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D013177:Sports; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology