Short report: disease severity and outcome of melioidosis in HIV coinfected individuals.

This study examined whether coinfection with HIV and Burkholderia pseudomallei leads to altered disease severity or outcome associated with melioidosis. Coinfection was detected in only 8 of 524 (1.5%) adults with melioidosis in northeast Thailand. Clinical presentation and acute outcome were simila...

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Principais autores: Chierakul, W, Wuthiekanun, V, Chaowagul, W, Amornchai, P, Cheng, A, White, N, Day, N, Peacock, S
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2005
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Resumo:This study examined whether coinfection with HIV and Burkholderia pseudomallei leads to altered disease severity or outcome associated with melioidosis. Coinfection was detected in only 8 of 524 (1.5%) adults with melioidosis in northeast Thailand. Clinical presentation and acute outcome were similar in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients.