Meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV.

We describe the first reported case of meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV. Hypocomplementemia secondary to hepatic dysfunction may have enhanced the patient's susceptibility to meningococcal infection.

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Autores principales: Nelson, C G, Iler, M A, Woods, C W, Bartlett, J A, Fowler, V G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11076725

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