Cytomegalovirus pneumonia occuring soon after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in an infant

dc.contributor.authorKitchin, Omolemo P.
dc.contributor.authorMasekela, Refiloe
dc.contributor.authorPentz, Adele
dc.contributor.authorPotgieter, Jeane
dc.contributor.authorMensah, Marian Kwofie
dc.contributor.authorEls, Carla
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Debbie
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Robin J.
dc.contributor.emailomolemo.kitchin@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-23T08:32:19Z
dc.date.available2012-05-23T08:32:19Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractA two-month-old HIV-infected infant was ventilated for very severe Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. After successful extubation, he was started on antiretroviral therapy. He developed a proven cytomegalovirus infection, localising as pneumonia. This required repeated ventilation. He was extubated after six weeks and completed 32 days of ganciclovir.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajei.co.za/index.php/SAJEIen_US
dc.identifier.citationKitchin, OP, Masekela, R, Pentz, A, Potgieter, J, Mensah, MK, Els, C, White, D & Green, RJ 2011, 'Cytomegalovirus pneumonia occuring soon after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in an infant', Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 90-91.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1015-8782 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/18842
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFederation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africaen_US
dc.rights© SAJEIen_US
dc.subjectImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)en_US
dc.subjectHighly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)en_US
dc.subjectTuberculosis (TB)en_US
dc.subjectBacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)en_US
dc.subjectCytomegalovirus (CMV)en_US
dc.titleCytomegalovirus pneumonia occuring soon after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in an infanten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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