Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV
Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an emerging public health problem. While coinfection with HIV can accelerate the progression of HCV (1,2), the impact of dual infection on other infectious diseases is unknown. We describe the first reported case of meningococcal infection in a pat...
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| author | Christopher G. Nelson Mark A. Iler Christopher W. Woods John A. Bartlett Vance G. Fowler |
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| description | Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an emerging public health problem. While coinfection with HIV can accelerate the progression of HCV (1,2), the impact of dual infection on other infectious diseases is unknown. We describe the first reported case of meningococcal infection in a patient coinfected with HCV and HIV. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08ec4da8d99b41f0b37eeea10b1efbb22022-12-22T01:18:18ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592000-12-016664664810.3201/eid0606.000615Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIVChristopher G. NelsonMark A. IlerChristopher W. WoodsJohn A. BartlettVance G. FowlerCoinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an emerging public health problem. While coinfection with HIV can accelerate the progression of HCV (1,2), the impact of dual infection on other infectious diseases is unknown. We describe the first reported case of meningococcal infection in a patient coinfected with HCV and HIV.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0615_articlehepatic dysfunctionhypocomplementemiamemingococcemiaUnited States |
| spellingShingle | Christopher G. Nelson Mark A. Iler Christopher W. Woods John A. Bartlett Vance G. Fowler Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Emerging Infectious Diseases hepatic dysfunction hypocomplementemia memingococcemia United States |
| title | Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV |
| title_full | Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV |
| title_fullStr | Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV |
| title_short | Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV |
| title_sort | meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis c virus and hiv |
| topic | hepatic dysfunction hypocomplementemia memingococcemia United States |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0615_article |
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