[Chronic diarrhea caused by Campylobacter jejuni in a patient with AIDS].
We report a case of C. jejuni chronic diarrhea in a homosexual man with AIDS. The antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteria was about normal for the species. Investigating specific immunity, we observed the presence of anti-C. jejuni IgG and the absence of anti-C. jejuni IgA. These findings concord with the hypothesis that specific IgA are necessary for C. jejuni clearance from the digestive tract.
Darbas
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Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Sérologie, Montpellier, France.
Pelous
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Jean
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Boyer
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Jean-Pierre
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Donadio
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D
Navarro
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M
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000276:immunology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Diarrhée chronique due à Campylobacter jejuni chez un malade atteint de SIDA.