[Intestinal microbial pathology in AIDS. A clinical case series]

Recenti Prog Med. 1991 Mar;82(3):140-7.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Microbial isolates from 60 diarrheic AIDS patients hospitalized to the Infectious Disease Division of Careggi hospital (Florence) are described. Clinical, microbiological and diagnostic features of each case are discussed with emphasis to some rare or underestimated entities in Europe: Campylobacter laridis bacteremia, Whipple-like disease by atypical Mycobacteria, Schistosoma mansoni proctocolitis. Results regarding newly AIDS-related microorganisms are also stressed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diarrhea / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infections / etiology*
  • Infections / microbiology
  • Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Intestinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Intestinal Diseases / microbiology
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / etiology
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Intestines / parasitology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Whipple Disease / diagnosis