lung and airway disorders
Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People
Prevention of Pneumonia in Immunocompromised People
Doctors often give treatments to help bolster the person's immune system and prevent pneumonia. For example, in people whose immune system has been weakened by cancer treatment, doctors may give a drug called granulocyte-colony stimulating factor to enhance the production of white blood cells (the type that fight infection). People who are at risk of pneumonia caused by bacteria should receive vaccinations against Pneumococcal Vaccine and The combination antibiotictrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole can be used to help preventP. jiroveciipneumonia in people at risk. This drug’s side effects, which are particularly common among people who have AIDS, include rashes, a reduced number of infection-fighting white blood cells, and fever. Alternative preventive drug treatments aredapsoneorpentamidine. 