Two cases of Saint Louis encephalitis in HIV-1 infected patients in Buenos Aires

AUTOR(ES)

Viloria, Guillermo Alberto, Kundro, Mariana Angelica, Toibaro, Javier Jose, Seijo, Alfredo, Losso, Marcelo Horacio

FONTE

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011-12

RESUMO

Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLE) is a mosquito borne disease. Only a small proportion of cases progress to severe clinical forms. There have been few reports on HIV-infected patients and the relationship between immunodeficiency and the course of the disease remains unclear. Herein we describe two cases of SLE in HIV-1-infected patients in Buenos Aires city.

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