Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV

Two cases of community-acquired septicemia caused by serotype-O1 Yersinia pseudotuberculosis were diagnosed in middle-aged, HIV-positive, immunodeficient patients during an 8-month period. Bacterial isolates were genetically indistinguishable, but no epidemiologic link between the 2 patients was est...

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Main Authors: Maria Grazia Paglia, Silvia D'Arezzo, Anna Festa, Cosmo Del Borgo, Laura Loiacono, Andrea Antinori, Giorgio Antonucci, Paolo Visca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Opportunistic infection
HIV
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Molcular epidemiology
Immunosuppression
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-1268_article
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Summary:Two cases of community-acquired septicemia caused by serotype-O1 Yersinia pseudotuberculosis were diagnosed in middle-aged, HIV-positive, immunodeficient patients during an 8-month period. Bacterial isolates were genetically indistinguishable, but no epidemiologic link between the 2 patients was established. HIV-related immunosuppression should be regarded as a risk factor for Y. pseudotuberculosis septicemia.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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