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: --
However, the infection can lead to serious complications that are sometimes fatal, especially in immunocompromised individuals and in the first year of life [3].
One hundred and eighty-seven (46 %) were described as immunocompromised.
We also did not consider the possibility of using immunocompromised rats, as these, too, may not be appropriate for parallel toxicity tests.
It causes severe but self-limiting diarrhoea in immunocompetent individuals and chronic diarrhoea with fatal dehydration in immunocompromised patients.
It can cause septicaemia, which is life threatening, especially for the immunocompromised or people with chronic liver disease.
However, immunocompromised patients and occupational exposed staff members may be at risk of infection by such microorganisms.
Only the small group of immunocompromised children seem not to benefit from extracorporeal life support.
Individuals were excluded if they were immunocompromised, had a chronic diarrhoeal illness or were on long-term antibiotic therapy.
