Abstract

AbstractGram negative sepsis and intestinal opportunistic infections including Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Cyclospora, Microsporidia, S.stercoralis and Candida albicans are increasingly becoming prevalent in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. These infections are clinically important primarily because many of these have the potential for serious and even lethal complications in immunosuppressed patients. Here, we are reporting a patient with Gram-negative sepsis, who was found to be co-infected with three of these opportunistic pathogens. She was also found to be positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies. To our knowledge, this has been reported once previously, and serves as a reminder to actively exclude S.stercoralis infection in immunocompromised individuals presenting with bacteraemia.

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