Yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicemia and HIV.
Two cases of community-acquired septicemia caused by serotype-O1 Yersinia pseudotuberculosis were diagnosed in middle-aged, HIV-positive, immunodeficient patients during an 8-month period. Bacterial isolates were genetically indistinguishable, but no epidemiologic link between the 2 patients was established. HIV-related immunosuppression should be regarded as a risk factor for Y. pseudotuberculosis septicemia.
Paglia
Maria Grazia
MG
Molecular Microbiology Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome, Italy.
D'Arezzo
Silvia
S
Festa
Anna
A
Del Borgo
Cosmo
C
Loiacono
Laura
L
Antinori
Andrea
A
Antonucci
Giorgio
G
Visca
Paolo
P
D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015012:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*