The first description of liver abscesses due to Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in an African HIV-infected young woman: case report and review of the literature

Salmonella is Gram-negative bacilli that cause a foodborne infections. When the disease occurs in patients living with HIV (PLWHA), salmonellosis is an AIDS defining illness. Here we describe the case of a 26-year-old HIV-infected female patient who was hospitalized for pain in the right upper quadr...

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Autores principales: Talibi Alaoui, Zahid, Arabi, Fatima, Ihbibane, Fatima, Soraa, Nabila, Tassi, Noura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8494488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34586306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163072
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Sumario:Salmonella is Gram-negative bacilli that cause a foodborne infections. When the disease occurs in patients living with HIV (PLWHA), salmonellosis is an AIDS defining illness. Here we describe the case of a 26-year-old HIV-infected female patient who was hospitalized for pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, and whose explorations revealed a liver abscess due to salmonella enterica enterica that progressed well after needle aspiration and antibiotic treatment.

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