A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is commonly known to cause an influenza-like illness. However, it can also cause more severe disease in young children and older adults comprising of organ transplant patients with immunocompromised status. Till date, only four cases of RSV infections have been repo...
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| description | Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is commonly known to cause an influenza-like illness. However, it can also cause more severe disease in young children and older adults comprising of organ transplant patients with immunocompromised status. Till date, only four cases of RSV infections have been reported in HIV-positive adults. We describe here a case of HIV-positive female with relatively preserved immune function who presented with RSV infection requiring ventilation and showed improvement after prompt treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e514a9fc4cd427bb529b6929c6ed0d92025-02-03T01:10:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/267028267028A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive AdultAakriti Gupta0Purav Mody1Shefali Gupta2Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USACenter for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USADepartment of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575001, IndiaRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is commonly known to cause an influenza-like illness. However, it can also cause more severe disease in young children and older adults comprising of organ transplant patients with immunocompromised status. Till date, only four cases of RSV infections have been reported in HIV-positive adults. We describe here a case of HIV-positive female with relatively preserved immune function who presented with RSV infection requiring ventilation and showed improvement after prompt treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/267028 |
| spellingShingle | Aakriti Gupta Purav Mody Shefali Gupta A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult |
| title_full | A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult |
| title_short | A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an HIV-Positive Adult |
| title_sort | case of respiratory syncytial virus infection in an hiv positive adult |
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