Chikungunya infection in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected kidney transplant recipient returning to Italy from the Dominican Republic
Autor(es): Dalla Gasperina D, Balsamo M L, Garavaglia S D, Rovida F, Baldanti F, Grossi P A
Resumo: Since December 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) spread in many countries of the Western Hemisphere, - during the last year some cases of infected European travelers, coming back from the Caribbean, have been reported. The risk of acquiring severe travel-related illness is higher in immunocompromised subjects, such as patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or solid organ transplant recipients. We reported the first case, to our knowledge, of CHIKV infection in an HIV-infected kidney transplant recipient.
Palavras-Chave: HIV infection; Chikungunya; Organ transplantation; Travel medicine; Vector-borne disease
Imprenta: Transplant Infectious Disease, v. 17, n. 6, p. 876-879, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1111/tid.12453
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus
Data de publicação: 2015
