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MeSH Heading: Immunocompromised Host
Tree Number(s): G12.470
Unique ID: D016867
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016867
Annotation: note category: a physiol state in man or animal; coord IM with disease or physiol state complicating the immunocompromised state (IM with /‌immunol) or with the immunosuppressive agent (IM with pertinent subh)
Scope Note: A human or animal whose immunologic mechanism is deficient because of an immunodeficiency disorder or other disease or as the result of the administration of immunosuppressive drugs or radiation.
Entry Term(s): Immunocompromised Patient; Immunosuppressed Host
NLM Classification #: QW 504
Previous Indexing: Immune Tolerance (1980-1991); Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes (1977-1991); Immunosuppression (1976-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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