Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Bacteremia and HIV Infection
- 31 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 83 (2) , 146-149
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199002000-00004
Abstract
We describe a case of group A .beta.-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia in an individual infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The organism was also recovered from the stool, but not from the throat. A review of 19 cases of group A .beta.-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia shows an association between an underlying immunologic defect and the occurrence of serious group A .beta.-hemolytic streptococcal infection in adults. We review evidence in the literature suggesting that there is a predisposition to infection caused by pyogenic bacteria in HIV-infected individuals.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Epidemiologic, Clinical, Immunologic, and Therapeutic ConsiderationsAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1984