Case Study 1:  The patient was a 37-year-old male with hemop…

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Cаse Study 1:  The pаtient wаs a 37-year-оld male with hemоphilia.  He was HIV pоsitive and had progressed to full-blown AIDS in the past 3 months.  His current medications included factor VIII treatments, suppressive treatment with the antimicrobial agents trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and azidothymidine (AZT).  He presented with a 3-day history of voluminous bloody diarrhea, 10-lb (ca. 4.5-kg) weight loss, and profound dehydration.  Tests for ova and parasites and culture for Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, and Campylobacter were negative three times.  He gave no recent travel history, nor had he recently consumed shellfish. Case Study 1.2:  What role do suppressive antimicrobial agents have in predisposing this patient to his current infection?

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