title: Infections in the immunocompromised.
abstract: Infections in the immunocompromised differ significantly from those in the immunocompetent. They can be more serious, more often life threatening, more difficult to diagnose and are caused by more unusual organisms. Children can be immunocompromised for a variety of reasons and the numbers, worldwide, are growing.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Newcastle General Hospital, NE4 6BE, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Andrew.Cant@nuth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cant
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology*