Topic
Immunocompromised host
Infection and respiratory failure in the immunosuppressed patient.
No trial records summarised for this topic yet.
Key references
Guidelines, standards and reviews for this topic.
- Diagnostic Strategies
- Azoulay E, Russell L, Van de Louw A, et al. Diagnosis of severe respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients. Intensive Care Med 2020 Feb;46(2):298-314. PMID 32034433
- Chi AK, Soubani AO, White AC, et al. An update on pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Chest 2013 Dec;144(6):1913-1922. PMID 24297123
- Guidelines
- Ramirez JA, Musher DM, Evans SE, et al. Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults: A Consensus Statement Regarding Initial Strategies. Chest 2020 Nov;158(5):1896-1911. PMID 32561442
- HIV and Pulmonary Disease
- Fitzpatrick ME, Kunisaki KM, Morris A. Pulmonary disease in HIV-infected adults in the era of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2018 Jan 28;32(3):277-292. PMID 29194119
Studies not yet summarised
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- Diagnostic Strategies
- Azoulay E, Mokart D, Lambert J, et al. Diagnostic strategy for hematology and oncology patients with acute respiratory failure: randomized controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 Oct 15;182(8):1038-46. PMID 20581167
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Lemiale V, Resche-Rigon M, Zerbib Y, et al. Adjunctive corticosteroids in non-AIDS patients with severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PIC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med 2025 Sep;13(9):800-808. PMID 40652952
- Gagnon S, Boota AM, Fischl MA, et al. Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy for severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. N Engl J Med 1990 Nov 22;323(21):1444-50. PMID 2233916