title: Meningococcemia in a patient coinfected with hepatitis C virus and HIV.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iler
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: 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