Table 1 Clinical classification of patients with immune deficiency
From: Acute abdomen in the immunocompromised patient: WSES, SIS-E, WSIS, AAST, and GAIS guidelines
Mild-moderate immune deficiency | |
 Elderly (according to the age and general status of the patient) | |
 Malnourished | |
 Diabetic | |
 Burns | |
 Trauma | |
 Uremic | |
 Active malignancy, not on chemotherapy | |
 HIV with CD4+ count > 200/mm3 | |
 Splenectomized | |
Severe immune deficiency | |
 AIDS | |
 HIV with CD4+ count < 200/mm3 | |
 Transplant (solid organ, bone marrow) | |
 High-dose steroids (more than 20 mg/day prednisone) | |
 Malignancy on chemotherapy | |
 Neutrophil count < 1000/mm3 |