title: Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteremia in an HIV and hepatitis C co-infected patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prompt diagnosis and treatment of blood stream infections in an immunocompromised host can result in a decrease in mortality with appropriate antibiotic coverage. Signs, symptoms, physical examination, cultures and sensitivity findings must be evaluated and interpreted together to accurately diagnose and manage the problem.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteremia in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus co-infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this organism in a patient with HIV co-infected with chronic hepatitis C virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences, 111 Central Ave., Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Halawani
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences, 111 Central Ave., Newark, NJ, 07102, USA. dazleyj@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dazley
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences, 111 Central Ave., Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences, 111 Central Ave., Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boghossian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D020578:Sphingomonas
keywords: Bacteremia; Hepatitis C; Human immunodeficiency virus; Sphingomonas paucimobilis
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