Absence of bacteremia with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in Ugandan patients with AIDS
J. infect. dis
;
162(1): 208-10, 1990.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1263651
ABSTRACT
Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is the most common systemic bacterial infection in American patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Blood cultures for mycobacteria were obtained from 50 severely ill Ugandan patients fulfilling the World Health Organization criteria for AIDS and considered late in the course of their illness; 98pc had antibody to HIV by ELISA. All blood cultures were negative. These data suggest that disseminated infection with M. avium-intracellulare is infrequent in Ugandan patients with AIDS; if it occurs at all
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AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Vacina BCG
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Anticorpos Anti-HIV
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Sepse
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Adulto
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Mycobacterium
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. infect. dis
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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