Meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV.
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2000-11
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We describe the first reported case of meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV. Hypocomplementemia secondary to hepatic dysfunction may have enhanced the patient's susceptibility to meningococcal infection.
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Nelson, CG, MA Iler, CW Woods, JA Bartlett and VG Fowler (2000). Meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV. Emerg Infect Dis, 6(6). pp. 646–648. 10.3201/eid0606.000615 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13327.
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Christopher Wildrick Woods
1. Emerging Infections
2. Global Health
3. Epidemiology of infectious diseases
4. Clinical microbiology and diagnostics
5. Bioterrorism Preparedness
6. Surveillance for communicable diseases
7. Antimicrobial resistance
John Alexander Bartlett
My clinical investigation is focused on the pathogenesis and treatment of HIV infection and its complications, especially in resource-limited settings.
Key Words: HIV infection, AIDS, treatment strategies, treatment failure, co-infections, resource-limited settings
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