HIV infection as a risk factor for shigellosis.

We investigated cases of shigellosis in San Francisco and Alameda Counties identified during 1996 by active laboratory surveillance to assess the role of HIV infection as a risk factor for shigellosis. Dramatically elevated rates of shigellosis in HIV-infected persons implicate HIV infection as an i...

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Autores principales: Baer, J T, Vugia, D J, Reingold, A L, Aragon, T, Angulo, F J, Bradford, W Z
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10603219
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Sumario:We investigated cases of shigellosis in San Francisco and Alameda Counties identified during 1996 by active laboratory surveillance to assess the role of HIV infection as a risk factor for shigellosis. Dramatically elevated rates of shigellosis in HIV-infected persons implicate HIV infection as an important risk factor for shigellosis in San Francisco.

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