title: Listeriosis and AIDS: case report and literature review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: de Abreu
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bocatto
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Branchinni
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Gonçales Juńior
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Nowakonski
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Papaiordanou
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin