Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review.
Listeriosis is a not uncommon infection in humans, usually associated with immunodeficient states and with newborns. However, relatively few cases have been reported in HIV-infected patients. This scarcity of reported cases has aroused interest in the association of listeriosis and AIDS. In this paper we present a case of meningitis and septicemia caused by Listeria monocytogenes in a female patient with AIDS. A review of recent medical literature indicates that association of listeriosis and AIDS may be more common than it seems. Recent research in host-parasite interaction in listerial infection suggests an important role for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and for integralin, a bacterial protein, in modulating listerial disease in AIDS patients. Inadequate diagnosis may be in part responsible for the scarcity of reports.
da Silva
L J
LJ
Dept. de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Resende
M R
MR
de Abreu
W B
WB
Aoki
F H
FH
Bocatto
R B
RB
Branchinni
M L
ML
Gonçales Juńior
F L
FL
de Lima
J N
JN
von Nowakonski
A
A
Papaiordanou
P M
PM
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
D000667:Ampicillin