Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
;
34(5): 475-8, set.-out. 1992.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Listeriosis is a not uncommon infection in humans, usually associated with immunodeficient states and with newborns. However, relatively few cases have been reported in HIV-infected patients. This scarcity of reported cases has aroused interest in the association of listeriosis and AIDS. In this paper we present a case of meningitis and septicemia caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a female patient with AIDS. A review of recent medical literature indicates that association of listeriosis and AIDS may be more common than it seems. Recent research in host-parasite interaction in listerial infection suggests an important role for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and for integralin, a bacterial protein, in modulating listerial disease in AIDS patients. Inadequate diagnosis may be in part responsible for the scarcity of reports
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Main subject:
HIV-1
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Sepsis
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Meningitis, Listeria
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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