TY - JOUR AU - Nelson, Christopher G. AU - Iler, Mark A. AU - Woods, Christopher W. AU - Bartlett, John A. AU - Fowler, Vance G. T1 - Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2000 VL - 6 IS - 6 SP - 646 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an emerging public health problem. While coinfection with HIV can accelerate the progression of HCV (1,2), the impact of dual infection on other infectious diseases is unknown. We describe the first reported case of meningococcal infection in a patient coinfected with HCV and HIV. KW - memingococcemia KW - hypocomplementemia KW - hepatic dysfunction KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0606.000615 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0615_article ER - End of Reference