Since the first years of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome pandemic, those patients
presented severe complications of invasive pneumococcal disease, such as recurrent
exudative pleural effusion, pyopneumothorax, purpura fulminans, mediastinitis with
chest wall abscess, and multiple brain abscesses.
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After the introduction of antiretroviral therapy and vaccination, these manifestations
have diminished. However, the human immunodeficiency virus–infected population persists
in higher risk.
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- Harboe Z.B.
- Larsen M.V.
- Ladelund S.
- et al.
Incidence and risk factors for invasive pneumococcal disease in HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected
individuals before and after the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy:
persistent high risk among HIV-infected injecting drug users.
Clin Infect Dis. 2014; 59: 1168-1176
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Published online: April 10, 2018
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Funding: None.
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: BALL and DMLT contributed to the manuscript redaction and cared for the patient; LESR contributed to the final revision of the manuscript and cared for the patient. All authors approved the final version of this article
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