Infection potpourri: are we watching?
Population explosion, frequent travel and urbanization have led to certain changes in the environment, which are conducive for the survival of multiple pathogens and their transmission vehicle in the same niche. Therefore, there are more chances of acquiring multiple infections at the same time with overlapping clinical manifestations. We would like to share a case having concurrent infection with four different agents.
Chaudhry
Rama
R
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. drramach@rediffmail.com
Pandey
Anubhav
A
Das
Anupam
A
Broor
Shobha
S
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M