Subclinical infection of the genital tract with Neisseria meningitidis

We report the isolation of Neisseria meningitidis, characterized as B:NT:P1.7, from a female patient's genital tract in an outpatient clinic for HIV care. The gynecology clinic, as part of the follow up, collects specimens from all patients with HIV infection for routine exams and for early laboratory detection of sexually transmitted diseases . A Gram-negative diplococcus was isolated from the cervix of a heterosexual patient with AIDS. Based on this and other reported cases, urogenital infection with N. meningitidis can no longer be considered uncommon. The rising incidence of N. meningitidis isolated from this and similar sites has significant medical and diagnostic implications.

Anormalidades citológicas e a acurácia da citopatologia como método de rastreio nas mulheres HIV soro-positivas/AIDS / Citological abnormalities and the accuracy of cytology as the screening method in HIV seropositive/AIDS women

O número de mulheres infectadas pelo HIV tem aumentado e a sua consequente imunossupressäo, alterado a história natural do HPV. O HPV, em especial o de alto risco oncogênico, é considerado agente principal das lesöes precursoras do cäncer cérvico-uterino. Por isso,o grupo de mulheres soropositivas apresenta maior incidência de CIN