Infection prevention in the immunocompromised traveler due to conditions other than transplantation: a review

This narrative review explores the risks related to infection in immunocompromised travelers due to conditions other than transplantation, and evaluates the evidence behind current prophylactic strategies, including immunizations, antimicrobials, and non-pharmacological interventions, to prevent var...

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Main Authors: Joseph Sassine, Emily A. Siegrist, Rita Wilson Dib, José Henao-Cordero, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361251313827
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description This narrative review explores the risks related to infection in immunocompromised travelers due to conditions other than transplantation, and evaluates the evidence behind current prophylactic strategies, including immunizations, antimicrobials, and non-pharmacological interventions, to prevent various infection and how the current evidence applies to this special patient population, from the perspective of a US-based traveler.
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Infection prevention in the immunocompromised traveler due to conditions other than transplantation: a review
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
title Infection prevention in the immunocompromised traveler due to conditions other than transplantation: a review
title_full Infection prevention in the immunocompromised traveler due to conditions other than transplantation: a review
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title_short Infection prevention in the immunocompromised traveler due to conditions other than transplantation: a review
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