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Pyomyositis and human immunodeficiency virus infection
1Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga 30303.
Southern Medical Journal
|September 1, 1990
Summary
Pyomyositis, a bacterial skeletal muscle infection, is rising in the US. Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are particularly susceptible, suggesting increased future cases in temperate regions.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Immunology
Background:
- Pyomyositis is a bacterial skeletal muscle infection, typically caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
- It is endemic in tropical regions but increasingly recognized in the continental United States.
- Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC) have a predisposition to Staphylococcus aureus infections.