Imported malaria in an HIV-positive traveler: A case report with a fatal outcome

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 222-224

  Matteelli, Alberto ^a   Casalini, Caterina ^a   Bussi, Gianfranco ^b   Saleri, Nuccia ^a   Nasta, Paola ^a   Pizzocolo, Cecilia ^a   Gulletta, Maurizio ^a   Castelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CD4 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOPAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUININE; SEDATIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANURIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FATALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERPYREXIA; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 24944526134     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2005.12409     Document Type: Article

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