Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura
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 listerosis and AIDS. In this pape...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ad5c3ab60f0641ed87a1c908cb2edfe1 2024-09-09T19:27:29+00:00 Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura Luiz Jancintho da Silva Mariângela R. Resende William B. de Abreu Fransisco H. Aoki Raquel B.S. Bocatto Maria Luiza Moretti Branchinni Fernando Lopes Gonçales Jr. Josué N. de Lima Angela von Nowakonski Priscila M. O. Papaiordanou Rogério de Jesus Pedro Cláudio L. Rossi 1992-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651992000500016 https://doaj.org/article/ad5c3ab60f0641ed87a1c908cb2edfe1 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651992000500016 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651992000500016 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/ad5c3ab60f0641ed87a1c908cb2edfe1 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 34, Iss 5, Pp 475-478 (1992) Listeriosis AIDS Meningitis Listeria meningitis Septicemia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1992 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651992000500016 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z 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 listerosis 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. A listeriose é uma infecção não incomum, geralmente associada com recém-nascidos e pacientes imunodeprimidos que tem sido poucas vezes encontrada em pacientes com AIDS. Esta escassez de relatos despertou o interesse de diversos investigadores. Neste artigo, os autores relatam um caso de septicemia e meningite por Listeria monocytogenes em paciente com AIDS e fazem uma revisão da literatura. Novos conhecimentos sobre a interação agente - hospedeiro nas infecções por listeria, como o papel do fator de necrose tumoral e da integralina, estão permitindo novas interpretações da aparente escassez de infecções por listeria em pacientes com AIDS. O número de relatos vem crescendo em período recente, sugerindo que a associação pode ser mais freqüente do que aparenta ser, em parte explicada por inadequação no diagnóstico. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 34 5 475 478 |
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Listeriosis AIDS Meningitis Listeria meningitis Septicemia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Luiz Jancintho da Silva Mariângela R. Resende William B. de Abreu Fransisco H. Aoki Raquel B.S. Bocatto Maria Luiza Moretti Branchinni Fernando Lopes Gonçales Jr. Josué N. de Lima Angela von Nowakonski Priscila M. O. Papaiordanou Rogério de Jesus Pedro Cláudio L. Rossi Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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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 listerosis 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. A listeriose é uma infecção não incomum, geralmente associada com recém-nascidos e pacientes imunodeprimidos que tem sido poucas vezes encontrada em pacientes com AIDS. Esta escassez de relatos despertou o interesse de diversos investigadores. Neste artigo, os autores relatam um caso de septicemia e meningite por Listeria monocytogenes em paciente com AIDS e fazem uma revisão da literatura. Novos conhecimentos sobre a interação agente - hospedeiro nas infecções por listeria, como o papel do fator de necrose tumoral e da integralina, estão permitindo novas interpretações da aparente escassez de infecções por listeria em pacientes com AIDS. O número de relatos vem crescendo em período recente, sugerindo que a associação pode ser mais freqüente do que aparenta ser, em parte explicada por inadequação no diagnóstico. |
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Luiz Jancintho da Silva Mariângela R. Resende William B. de Abreu Fransisco H. Aoki Raquel B.S. Bocatto Maria Luiza Moretti Branchinni Fernando Lopes Gonçales Jr. Josué N. de Lima Angela von Nowakonski Priscila M. O. Papaiordanou Rogério de Jesus Pedro Cláudio L. Rossi |
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Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review Listeriose e AIDS: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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listeriosis and aids: case report and literature review listeriose e aids: relato de caso e revisão de literatura |
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