Localized Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Disease in HIV-Infected Patients Without Access to HAART

Swaminathan, Soumya and Padmapriyadarshini, C and Ramachandran, Ranjani and Menon, Pradeep A and Mohan, Nalini S and Kubendiran, G and Paramasivan, C N (2007) Localized Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Disease in HIV-Infected Patients Without Access to HAART. Journal of the International Association of Physicians in (Providers of) AIDS Care, 6 (4). pp. 264-268. ISSN Print: 2325-9574 Online: 2325-9582

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Abstract

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is known to cause disseminated disease in patients with AIDS,1 and the incidence of dissemination is strongly correlated to the level of immunosuppression. Localized pulmonary MAC without dissemination is relatively rare in the setting of advanced AIDS,2 and not many cases of pulmonary MAC have been reported from tuberculosisendemic countries.3 In countries with widespread access to antiretroviral therapy, the incidence of both disseminated and pulmonary MAC has fallen sharply. In this report, we describe 5 patients with AIDS and focal pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infection, all of whom lacked evidence of disseminated disease.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Tuberculosis > Clinical Research
Divisions:	Clinical Research
Depositing User:	Dr. Rathinasabapati R
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2014 05:52
Last Modified:	31 Mar 2021 04:29
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/830

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