title: Failure of the radiometric Bactec method to detect Mycobacterium avium complex in the blood of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus who were treated with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Antoine, Béclère, Clamart, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lebrun
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Livartowski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dormont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordmann
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents