The nurse recognizes that which clients in a medical-surgical unit are at increased risk for acquiring systemic fungal infections and may require prophylactic pharmacological therapy?
Select all that apply.

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Clients with weakened immune systems, such as those with lupus being treated with steroids, those with AIDS, those undergoing chemotherapy, and those who have had organ transplants are all at increased risk for systemic fungal infections. Prophylactic pharmacological therapy may be necessary to prevent such infections in these individuals. The client recovering from an appendectomy does not have the same level of immunocompromised status as the other clients listed and would not necessarily require prophylactic therapy for fungal infections.

The Nurse Recognizes That Which Clients in a Medical-Surgical Unit