title: Medical management of AIDS patients. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease.
abstract: AIDS has been responsible for a significant increase in mycobacterial disease, which in this setting is often extrapulmonary. In contrast to HIV-associated Mycobacterium avium complex disease, HIV-associated tuberculosis is normally transmissible between humans by the aerosol route, occurs earlier than most AIDS-related infections, and is readily treatable and preventable with conventional drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pitchenik
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fertel
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy