title: [Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infections in AIDS. Apropos of 100 cases. Groupe d'Epidémiologie clinique du SIDA en Aquitaine].
abstract: The improvement of survival of AIDS patients allowed the emergence of disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex infections (D.MAC). Here we report the experience of the group of "Epidémiologie clinique du sida en Aquitaine (GECSA)" about 100 patients. There were no differences according to sex, age and route of acquisition of HIV. Clinical and biological characteristics of the infections were not specific. The mean TCD4+ lymphocytes count was 18/mm3. The diagnostic was generally established by systematic blood culture on Septi-Chek in patients with TCD4+ lymphocytes count below 75/mm3. The recommendations on therapy for D.MAC are to use regimen containing azithromycin or clarithromycin, ethambutol and one of the following drugs, rifabutin, clofazimine, amikacin, or ciprofloxacin. Rifabutin is recommended for prophylaxis in patients with lymphocytes TCD4+ count below 100/mm3.
authors.affiliation: Groupe d'Epidémiologie clinique du sida en Aquitaine, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lasseur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maugein
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pellegrin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dupon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ragnaud
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morlat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pellegrin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Constans
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monlun
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chene
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis