A hospital cafeteria serves patients who have received organ transplants. Why is this considered a high-risk situation?

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A: Transplant recipients take medications that suppress their immune systems. Per ServSafe Chapter 1, people who have received organ transplants are considered high-risk because they take immunosuppressive medications to prevent organ rejection. These medications weaken their immune systems, making them more vulnerable to foodborne illness and severe complications.

A hospital cafeteria serves patients who have received organ transplants. Why is this considered a high-risk situation?

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