Meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV.
We describe the first reported case of meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV. Hypocomplementemia secondary to hepatic dysfunction may have enhanced the patient's susceptibility to meningococcal infection.
Nelson
C G
CG
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Iler
M A
MA
Woods
C W
CW
Bartlett
J A
JA
Fowler
V G
VG
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged