title: Isolation of Mycoplasma species from bronchoalveolar lavages of patients positive and negative for human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: The rates of isolation of Mycoplasma species from bronchoalveolar lavages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and HIV-negative patients were compared. Mycoplasma species were more frequently isolated from HIV-positive patients. In most cases, a known pulmonary pathogen was also identified. All samples tested negative for Mycoplasma fermentans by PCR.
authors.affiliation: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Teel
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Finelli
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*