Genital Infection Due to Mycobacterium genavense in a Patient with AIDS

In 1993, a new species named Mycobacterium genavense, which is responsible for disseminated infections in patients with AIDS, was described. M. genavense infections have been associated with extreme immunosuppression and are clinically similar to those induced by the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1998-12, Vol.27 (6), p.1531-1531
Main Authors: Vergnaud, Michel, Dauga, Catherine, Dompmartin, Anne, Malbruny, Brigitte, Bazin, Claude, Grimont, P. A. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
AIDS/HIV
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Female
Genital Diseases, Female - complications
Genital Diseases, Female - drug therapy
Genital Diseases, Female - microbiology
Genitalia
Human immunodeficiency virus 1
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Lesions
Medical sciences
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium genavense
Mycobacterium Infections - complications
Mycobacterium Infections - drug therapy
Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology
rRNA genes
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:In 1993, a new species named Mycobacterium genavense, which is responsible for disseminated infections in patients with AIDS, was described. M. genavense infections have been associated with extreme immunosuppression and are clinically similar to those induced by the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) except for a certain organotropism for the small intestine, spleen, and liver. We present here the first case of M. genavense infection of the external genitalia in a patient with AIDS.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/515046