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

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

doi:10.1016/S1413-8670(11)70260-4

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1413-8670

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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.

Keywords:

HIV encephalitis

arbovirus

encephalitis virus, St Louis

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