Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV

Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV

Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an emerging public health problem. While coinfection with HIV can accelerate the progression of HCV (1,2), the impact of dual infection on other infectious diseases is unknown. We describe the first reported case of meningococcal infection in a pat...

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Main Authors: Christopher G. Nelson, Mark A. Iler, Christopher W. Woods, John A. Bartlett, Vance G. Fowler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatic dysfunction
hypocomplementemia
memingococcemia
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0615_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0615_article

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