Immunocompromised Patients
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Drugs for the Treatment of Fungal Infections — Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology▶ 8:28They generally do not cause invasive disease in healthy peopleBut in the immunocompromised, patients with HIV, patients with uncontrolled diabetes, patients undergoing chemotherapy or organ transplant recipients,these fungi are lethalAntiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections — Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants▶ 5:51It isBut it carries a severe warning for immunocompromised patientsIn that specific population, it has been linked to a potentially fatal syndrome called TTPHUSSulfonamide Antibiotics and Trimethoprim — Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants▶ 2:24Spot onYou need to think twice before prescribing these to severely immunocompromised patientsOkay, but how exactly are they halting that replication