Bacterial Infections
Summary
- Etiology
- Nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella may be seen in HIV-infected patients, with the potential for more severe and frequent disease among patients with AIDS[Kiratisin 2008; Kankwatira 2004; Gordon 2002; Gordon 2001; Levine 1991; Angulo 1995; Chaisson 1988]
- Immunosuppressed individuals are not at increased risk for typhoid fever
- Salmonella spp is a frequent cause of bacteremia in patients with advanced HIV infection
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