Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti
Malaria is one of the most common causes of febrile illness in travelers. Coinfections with bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens may not be suspected unless a patient fails to respond to malaria treatment. Using novel immunohistochemical and molecular techniques, Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium...
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| author | Gillian L. Genrich Julu Bhatnagar Christopher D. Paddock Sherif R. Zaki |
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| description | Malaria is one of the most common causes of febrile illness in travelers. Coinfections with bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens may not be suspected unless a patient fails to respond to malaria treatment. Using novel immunohistochemical and molecular techniques, Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. coinfections were confirmed in a German traveler to Haiti. Plasmodium falciparum-induced ischemia may have increased this patient's susceptibility to C. perfringens and disseminated candidiasis leading to his death. When a patient presents with P. falciparum and shock and is unresponsive to malaria treatment, secondary infections should be suspected to initiate appropriate
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2d47ddebbde40e68dbc7523f23d77ec2025-02-03T01:12:00ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942009-01-01200910.1155/2009/969070969070Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to HaitiGillian L. Genrich0Julu Bhatnagar1Christopher D. Paddock2Sherif R. Zaki3The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC 20037, USAInfectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop G32, Atlanta, GA 30333, USAInfectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop G32, Atlanta, GA 30333, USAInfectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop G32, Atlanta, GA 30333, USAMalaria is one of the most common causes of febrile illness in travelers. Coinfections with bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens may not be suspected unless a patient fails to respond to malaria treatment. Using novel immunohistochemical and molecular techniques, Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. coinfections were confirmed in a German traveler to Haiti. Plasmodium falciparum-induced ischemia may have increased this patient's susceptibility to C. perfringens and disseminated candidiasis leading to his death. When a patient presents with P. falciparum and shock and is unresponsive to malaria treatment, secondary infections should be suspected to initiate appropriate treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/969070 |
| spellingShingle | Gillian L. Genrich Julu Bhatnagar Christopher D. Paddock Sherif R. Zaki Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti |
| title_full | Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti |
| title_fullStr | Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti |
| title_short | Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti |
| title_sort | fatal plasmodium falciparum clostridium perfringens and candida spp coinfections in a traveler to haiti |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/969070 |
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