Streptococcus pneumoniae soft tissue infections in human immunodeficiency virus

Tehmina Khan; David H Martin

doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31820e811a

Streptococcus pneumoniae soft tissue infections in human immunodeficiency virus

Am J Med Sci. 2011 Sep;342(3):235-8. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31820e811a.

Authors

Tehmina Khan¹, David H Martin

Affiliation

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. tkhan1@lsuhsc.edu

PMID: 21537153
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31820e811a

Abstract

Skin and soft tissue infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae are rare. The authors report here a case of S pneumoniae cellulitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient and review the literature on pneumococcal skin and soft tissue infections in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Leg
Male
Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Pneumococcal Infections / drug therapy
Pneumococcal Infections / etiology
Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
Soft Tissue Infections / diagnosis*
Soft Tissue Infections / drug therapy
Soft Tissue Infections / etiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents