Progressive vaccinia acquired through zoonotic transmission in a patient with HIV/AIDS, Colombia

In March 2015, a patient in Colombia with HIV/AIDS was hospitalized for disseminated ulcers after milking cows that had vesicular lesions on their udders. Vaccinia virus was detected, and the case met criteria for progressive vaccinia acquired by zoonotic transmission. Adherence to an optimized anti...

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Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/23914
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.191365
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23914
Palabra clave:
Aciclovir
Antiinfective agent
Cotrimoxazole
Darunavir plus ritonavir
Efavirenz plus lamivudine plus zidovudine
Imiquimod
Immunoglobulin g
Immunoglobulin m
Raltegravir
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
Anemia
Antimicrobial therapy
Antiretroviral therapy
Article
Blood transfusion
Case report
Cd4 lymphocyte count
Clinical article
Colombia
Cow (mammal)
Disease transmission
Drug substitution
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Escherichia coli
Fever
Gene sequence
Hearing impairment
Herpes virus infection
Hospital readmission
Human
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Human tissue
Leg ulcer
Leukopenia
Male
Opportunistic infection
Phylogeny
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Real time polymerase chain reaction
Skin defect
Tachycardia
Treatment withdrawal
Ulcer
Vaccinia
Vaccinia virus
Vesicular rash
Virus isolation
Virus load
Virus neutralization
Visual impairment
Zoonosis
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Summary:In March 2015, a patient in Colombia with HIV/AIDS was hospitalized for disseminated ulcers after milking cows that had vesicular lesions on their udders. Vaccinia virus was detected, and the case met criteria for progressive vaccinia acquired by zoonotic transmission. Adherence to an optimized antiretroviral regimen resulted in recovery. © 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.