Pneumocystosis as a Complication of H1N1 Influenza A Infection in an HIV-Positive Patient on Effective cART.

Iacopo FranconiCaterina MonariMarco TutoneGiacomo CiusaLuca CorradiErica FranceschiniMarianna MeschiariCinzia PuzzolanteWilliam GennariMonica PecorariGiovanni GuaraldiCristina Mussini

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

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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antiretroviral therapy
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hepatitis c virus
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