0 at more risk from disease because of something, such as a health condition or medical treatment, that prevents the body's immune system from working as well as it should:
1 people who are at more risk from disease because of something that prevents their body's immune system from working as well as it should:
Immunocompromised individuals appear to be highly susceptible to the disease.
We need an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer patients.
HIV-infected persons, specifically those who are severely immunocompromised, are at high risk.
Mice, unless immunocompromised, are extremely resistant to legionella.
If vaccine supplies are low, they should be reserved for immunocompromised children, who are at much greater risk.
An immunocompromised population is a 'soft assignment' for a pathogenic species.
The infection is found mostly in neonates, pregnant women, the elderly and immunocompromised patients.
Half of reports (83\173) came with accompanying clinical comments indicating patients to be immunocompromised.
