Respiratory Viral Infections in Immunocompromised Patients

Respiratory Viral Infections in Immunocompromised Patients

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No two immunocompromised patients are the same. Recognize those at the highest risk:

IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH PID AT RISK
Primary Immunodeficiency (PID)
Primary Immunodeficiency (PID)
PID results from genetic dysfunction of the immune system.1
~250,000
patients are living with PID2
IconRISK FACTORS
Include asthma/COPD,3 chronic sinusitis,3 and bronchiectasis4
IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH SID AT RISK
Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)
Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)
SID results from medications such as chemotherapy, metabolic conditions, and infection.1
  • ~650,000

    patients receive chemotherapy each year5

  • ~23,000

    receive HSCT/BMT66

  • ~40,000

    receive solid organ transplants7

IconRISK FACTORS
Include hematologic malignancies,8 current treatment with chemotherapy,8 and solid organ transplants9

Images and descriptions are for illustrative purposes only

BMT, bone marrow transplant; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

References

1. Raje N, Dinakar C. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2015;35(4):599-623. 2. IDF Advocate: The National Newsletter of the Immune Deficiency Foundation; Fall 2007, Number 56. 3. Berger M, et al. Respir Med. 2017;132:181-188. 4. Jolles S. Clin Exp Immunol. 2014;178(Suppl 1):67-69. 5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preventing infections in cancer patients: information for health care providers. Accessed June 8, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/preventinfections/providers.htm. 6. Health Resources & Services Administration. Donation and transplantation statistics. Accessed February 1, 2021. https://bloodstemcell.hrsa.gov/data/donation-and-transplantation-statistics. 7. Health Resources & Services Administration. Organ donation statistics. Accessed February 1, 2021. https://www.organdonor.gov/statistics-stories/statistics.html. 8. Na IK, et al. Eur J Haematol. 2019;102(6):447-456. 9. Paulsen GC, Danziger-Isakov L. Clin Chest Med. 2017;38(4):707‐726.