Protocolo de actuación en la infección respiratoria del paciente inmunosuprimido en Urgencias

Infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Depending on the nature of the immune deficiency exists more or less susceptibility to infection by a specific germ. Clinical and radiological findings are often nonspecific. A systemic approach with proper anamnesis of organs and systems,allows to reduce the differential diagnosis and perform a more rational selection of diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions for these patients. El early and often invasive procedures are necessary to begin a proper treatment.