Article: Immunorestitution diseases in patients not infected with HIV

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TitleImmunorestitution diseases in patients not infected with HIV
AuthorsCheng, VCC1
Yuen, KY1
Wong, SSY1
Woo, PCY1
Ho, PL1
Lee, R1
Chan, RMT1
KeywordsImmunocompromised Host
Bone Marrow Transplantation -immunology
Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis - immunology - microbiology
Issue Date2001
PublisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10096/index.htm
CitationEuropean Journal Of Clinical Microbiology And Infectious Diseases, 2001, v. 20 n. 6, p. 402-406 [How to Cite?]
AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the clinical spectrum of immunorestitution disease (IRD) in hospitalized patients over a 12-month period. In nine of 18 patients who presented with clinical deterioration during reduction or cessation of immunosuppressants (n = 6) or bone marrow engraftment (n = 3), IRD cases included the following infections: scabies infestation (n = 1); gastric strongyloidiasis (n = 1); hepatosplenic candidiasis (n = 1); methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation (n = 2); polyomavirus-related hemorrhagic cystitis (n = 3); and influenza A pneumonitis (n = 1). Immunopathological damage during withdrawal of immunosuppression is an incidental way to uncover an asymptomatic infectious disease. Serial monitoring of hematological and clinical profiles is essential in making a diagnosis of IRD.
ISSN0934-9723
2011 Impact Factor: 2.859
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.215
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000169957000007
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCC
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KY
dc.contributor.authorWong, SSY
dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCY
dc.contributor.authorHo, PL
dc.contributor.authorLee, R
dc.contributor.authorChan, RMT
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-22T04:19:48Z
dc.date.available2008-05-22T04:19:48Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to assess the clinical spectrum of immunorestitution disease (IRD) in hospitalized patients over a 12-month period. In nine of 18 patients who presented with clinical deterioration during reduction or cessation of immunosuppressants (n = 6) or bone marrow engraftment (n = 3), IRD cases included the following infections: scabies infestation (n = 1); gastric strongyloidiasis (n = 1); hepatosplenic candidiasis (n = 1); methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation (n = 2); polyomavirus-related hemorrhagic cystitis (n = 3); and influenza A pneumonitis (n = 1). Immunopathological damage during withdrawal of immunosuppression is an incidental way to uncover an asymptomatic infectious disease. Serial monitoring of hematological and clinical profiles is essential in making a diagnosis of IRD.
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dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal Of Clinical Microbiology And Infectious Diseases, 2001, v. 20 n. 6, p. 402-406 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage406
dc.identifier.hkuros72818
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000169957000007
dc.identifier.issn0934-9723
2011 Impact Factor: 2.859
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.215
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid11476440
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0034933751
dc.identifier.spage402
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48640
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10096/index.htm
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsThe original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subjectImmunocompromised Host
dc.subjectBone Marrow Transplantation -immunology
dc.subjectOpportunistic Infections - diagnosis - immunology - microbiology
dc.titleImmunorestitution diseases in patients not infected with HIV
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong