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Immunodeficiency or [[immunosuppression]] can be caused by: | [[Immunodeficiency]] or [[immunosuppression]] can be caused by: | ||
* [[Malnutrition]] | * [[Malnutrition]] | ||
* [[Fatigue_(medical)|Fatigue]] | * [[Fatigue_(medical)|Fatigue]] | ||
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* Medical procedures | * Medical procedures | ||
* [[Pregnancy]] | * [[Pregnancy]] | ||
Causative organisms include: | Causative organisms include: | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Immunodeficiency or immunosuppression can be caused by:
- Malnutrition
- Fatigue
- Recurrent infections
- Immunosuppressing agents for organ transplant recipients
- Advanced HIV infection
- Chemotherapy for cancer
- Genetic predisposition
- Skin damage
- Antibiotic treatment
- Medical procedures
- Pregnancy
Causative organisms include:
- Acinetobacter baumanni
- Aspergillus sp.
- Candida albicans
- Clostridium difficile
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Cryptosporidium
- Cytomegalovirus
- Geomyces destructans
- Histoplasma capsulatum
- Isospora belli
- Polyomavirus JC polyomavirus, the virus that causes Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
- Kaposi's Sarcoma caused by Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), also called Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)
- Legionnaires' Disease (Legionella pneumophila)
- Microsporidium
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (Nontuberculosis Mycobacterium)
- Pneumocystis jirovecii, previously known as Pneumocystis carinii f. hominis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Toxoplasma gondii