Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo;34(5): 475-8, set.-out. 1992.
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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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
HIV-1
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Sepse
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Meningite por Listeria
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil