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Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia

Persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of salmonellosis when compared to the general population. We describe seven such patients with Salmonella bacteremia, of whom two had recurrent salmonellosis. In the latter two cases the infection was unusually severe, c...

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Main Authors: Puthucheary, S.D., Ng, K.P., Hafeez, A., Raja, N.S., Hassan, H.
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Published: Seameo Regional Tropical Medicine & Public Health 2004
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spelling my.um.eprints.35772018-10-19T08:32:14Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/3577/ Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia Puthucheary, S.D. Ng, K.P. Hafeez, A. Raja, N.S. Hassan, H. R Medicine Persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of salmonellosis when compared to the general population. We describe seven such patients with Salmonella bacteremia, of whom two had recurrent salmonellosis. In the latter two cases the infection was unusually severe, characterized by widespread infection, bacteremia and relapse, despite standard antimicrobial therapy. HIV-infected individuals will benefit from education on the source of Salmonella, mode of acquisition and prevention through safe food handling and food preparation practices. Because of the difficulty of eradicating Salmonella infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, long-term suppressive treatment with antimicrobials is warranted. Seameo Regional Tropical Medicine & Public Health 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/3577/1/SALMONELLOSIS_IN_PERSONS_INFECTED_WITH_HUMAN.pdf Puthucheary, S.D. and Ng, K.P. and Hafeez, A. and Raja, N.S. and Hassan, H. (2004) Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 35 (2). pp. 361-365. ISSN 0125-1562
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Puthucheary, S.D.
Ng, K.P.
Hafeez, A.
Raja, N.S.
Hassan, H.
Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia
description Persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of salmonellosis when compared to the general population. We describe seven such patients with Salmonella bacteremia, of whom two had recurrent salmonellosis. In the latter two cases the infection was unusually severe, characterized by widespread infection, bacteremia and relapse, despite standard antimicrobial therapy. HIV-infected individuals will benefit from education on the source of Salmonella, mode of acquisition and prevention through safe food handling and food preparation practices. Because of the difficulty of eradicating Salmonella infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, long-term suppressive treatment with antimicrobials is warranted.
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author Puthucheary, S.D.
Ng, K.P.
Hafeez, A.
Raja, N.S.
Hassan, H.
author_facet Puthucheary, S.D.
Ng, K.P.
Hafeez, A.
Raja, N.S.
Hassan, H.
author_sort Puthucheary, S.D.
title Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia
title_short Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia
title_full Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia
title_fullStr Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from Malaysia
title_sort salmonellosis in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a report of seven cases from malaysia
publisher Seameo Regional Tropical Medicine & Public Health
publishDate 2004
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/3577/1/SALMONELLOSIS_IN_PERSONS_INFECTED_WITH_HUMAN.pdf
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