immunocompromised

IPA: ɪmjunʌkˈɑmprʌmaɪzd

(immunology) Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.

Examples of "immunocompromised" in Sentences

HHV-8 causes a cancer called Kaposi’s Sarcoma in immunocompromised individuals.
My babies need your protection, my immunocompromised sister needs your protection.
As for me, and speaking for people with infants, that are pregnant and immunocompromised, please get the H1N1 vaccine.
High risk groups include women with a history of high grade dysplasia, immunocompromised people and men who have sex with men.
The vaccine is being given to people at higher risk: those with underlying health conditions, those who are immunocompromised etc etc and health workers.
“What about Bactrim?” he asks, wondering if Harold is being covered for PCP, a pneumonia caused by a bacteria that can flourish in anyone who is immunocompromised.
Severe clinical outcomes are associated with at-risk populations such as immunocompromised individuals where complications caused by infection can disrupt primary treatment regimens and even lead to death.
Science-based medical doctors know from the evidence that there are genital and oral (thrush) yeast infections, and that there is also a systemic form of chronic candidiasis that can occur in immunocompromised patients, such as those suffering from AIDS, mono and cancer.