Pneumocystosis as a Complication of H1N1 Influenza A Infection in an HIV-Positive Patient on Effective cART
Author(s) -
Iacopo Franconi,
Caterina Monari,
Marco Tutone,
Giacomo Ciusa,
Luca Corradi,
Erica Franceschini,
Marianna Meschiari,
Cinzia Puzzolante,
William Gennari,
Monica Pecorari,
Giovanni Guaraldi,
Cristina Mussini
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz105
Subject(s) - cart , medicine , h1n1 influenza , pneumonia , pneumocystosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , complication , virus , virology , covid-19 , disease , pneumocystis carinii , pneumocystis jirovecii , infectious disease (medical specialty) , mechanical engineering , engineering
H1N1 influenza A virus can affect the immune system, causing lymphopenia. This might be of great concern for HIV individuals undergoing effective antireroviral therapy (cART). We report the first confirmed case of H1N1-induced AIDS and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in an HIV-positive woman on effective cART since 2006.
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