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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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2005-07, Vol.11 (7), p.1128-1130
Main Authors: Paglia, Maria Grazia, D'Arezzo, Silvia, Festa, Anna, Del Borgo, Cosmo, Loiacono, Laura, Antinori, Andrea, Antonucci, Giorgio, Visca, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacteremia - microbiology
Dispatch
Enterobacter
Enterobacteriaceae
Female
HIV
HIV infection
HIV Infections - complications
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunosuppression
Italy
Keywords: Opportunistic infection
Male
Middle Aged
Molcular epidemiology
Yersinia
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections - diagnosis
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections - microbiology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1107.041268