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Human herpesvirus-7 meningitis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report
Aim: The underlying pathological mechanisms of CNS human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) related infections are still unknown, especially among immunocompetent adults.
Rabih Fares, Madonna Matar
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Echovirus 18 has been recognized as an important causative pathogen of aseptic meningitis in young children worldwide, and echovirus 18-induced meningitis is rarely found in adults with immunocompetence.
Chunmei Jiang +14 more
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Cryptococcal CNS infections in immunocompetent individuals are occasionally reported in literature. The spinal manifestations of cryptococcal CNS infections are epidural abscess, chronic arachnoiditis, intramedullary granuloma, myelitis and vasculitis ...
Ashwin Kumar Panda +3 more
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Cytomegalovirus disease in immunocompetent adults [PDF]
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a highly prevalent and globally distributed virus. CMV infection in healthy adults is usually asymptomatic or causes a mild mononucleosis-like syndrome. CMV disease causes significant morbidity and mortality in neonates and severely immunocompromised adults.
Lancini, Daniel +3 more
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Gut microbiota modulation induced by Zika virus infection in immunocompetent mice
Gut microbiota composition can modulate neuroendocrine function, inflammation, and cellular and immunological responses against different pathogens, including viruses.
Rafael Corrêa +9 more
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Varicella Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Adult [PDF]
nodeficiency virus was negative, total lymphocyte count and levels of gammaglobulins were normal, and the patient did not report having had any noteworthy infections in the past several years. Despite the initiation of intravenous acyclovir (10 mg/ kg 3 times daily) on the day of admission, his clinical state worsened with persistent high fever and ...
Thomas, Sené +4 more
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Sternal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adult [PDF]
Skeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1–3% of patients with mycobacterial infection. Any bone can be a site for tuberculosis, but sternum involvement is quite rare. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman admitted because of chest pain and increased swelling over the anterior chest. She was immunocompetent and had no systemic features. She was diagnosed
Eya, Cherif +3 more
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Leclercia adecarboxylata is an rare human pathogen, mostly affecting immunocompromised individuals or as one microbe in polymicrobial infections in immunocompetent patients. L. adecarboxylata is rarely isolated from the urinary tract.
Jonathan Li +3 more
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First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii. [PDF]
Fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and death. Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead
Baghdadi, Jonathan +3 more
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Acute Herpes Simplex Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Adult with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Herpes simplex esophagitis (HSE) represents a rare entity in immunocompetent patients and has infrequently been described in association with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Causality in this rare association remains a debated topic. We present a case of
Thomas Adam Wichelmann +2 more
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