Eradication of AIDS-related dissemenated Mycobacterium avium complex infection after 12 months of antimycobacterial therapy combined with highly active antiretoviral therapy

To determine if microbiologic cure of AIDS-related disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is possible in patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), 4 patients with a history of disseminated MAC received >/=12 months of macrolide-based antimycobacterial therapy. All w...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1998-11, Vol.178 (5), p.1446
Main Authors: Aberg, Judith A, Yajko, David M, Jacobson, Mark A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:To determine if microbiologic cure of AIDS-related disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is possible in patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), 4 patients with a history of disseminated MAC received >/=12 months of macrolide-based antimycobacterial therapy. All were asymptomatic and had absolute CD4 cell count >100/microL (range, 137-301) and
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613