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
Subjects:
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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spelling doaj-54190fc6d3bd4292b6366779f7f7669d2020-11-25T01:11:31ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592005-07-011171128113010.3201/eid1107.041268Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIVMaria Grazia PagliaSilvia D'ArezzoAnna FestaCosmo Del BorgoLaura LoiaconoAndrea AntinoriGiorgio AntonucciPaolo ViscaTwo 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-1268_articleKeywords: Opportunistic infectionHIVYersinia pseudotuberculosisMolcular epidemiologyImmunosuppressionItaly
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author Maria Grazia Paglia
Silvia D'Arezzo
Anna Festa
Cosmo Del Borgo
Laura Loiacono
Andrea Antinori
Giorgio Antonucci
Paolo Visca
spellingShingle Maria Grazia Paglia
Silvia D'Arezzo
Anna Festa
Cosmo Del Borgo
Laura Loiacono
Andrea Antinori
Giorgio Antonucci
Paolo Visca
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Keywords: Opportunistic infection
HIV
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Molcular epidemiology
Immunosuppression
Italy
author_facet Maria Grazia Paglia
Silvia D'Arezzo
Anna Festa
Cosmo Del Borgo
Laura Loiacono
Andrea Antinori
Giorgio Antonucci
Paolo Visca
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title Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV
title_short Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV
title_full Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV
title_fullStr Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV
title_full_unstemmed Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Septicemia and HIV
title_sort yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicemia and hiv
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2005-07-01
description 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.
topic Keywords: Opportunistic infection
HIV
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Molcular epidemiology
Immunosuppression
Italy
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-1268_article
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