title: A case of disseminated Mycobacterium bovis infection in an AIDS patient.
abstract: The first case of disseminated Mycobacterium bovis infection with meningitis in an AIDS patient is reported. A 54-year-old male HIV-positive patient was admitted for evaluation of fever, weight loss, inappetence, fatigue and malaise. Mycobacterium bovis (non-BCG) was isolated from blood, bone marrow, stool, urine, sputum, abdominal lymph nodes and cerebrospinal fluid. Antituberculous therapy using a five-drug regimen plus steroids resulted in complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Kernklinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Stellbrink
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eggers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rüsch-Gerdes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Greten
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011241:Prednisone