[Value of the stool bacteriological test in Mycobacterium avium complex infections in AIDS].
Incidence of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection has increased in HIV infected patients. We report a retrospective study of 25 cases of MAC infection occurring in HIV patients. Stools examination was performed in 5 (31%) of the patients without digestive symptoms and in the 9 (100%) patients presenting with diarrhoea. The stools culture are positive in 79% of cases (11/14). In all the patients with diarrhoea, direct examination of the stools gave the diagnosis of MAC infection. All the patients had profound immunodepression with CD4+ cell count < 5/mm3. The mean survival time from mycobacteriosis diagnosis was 122 +/- 90 days despite antimycobacteriosis therapy.
Bevilacqua
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU de Nancy, Vandoeuvre.
Rabaud
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May
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Dailloux
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Boulard
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Canton
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
Intérêt de l'examen bactériologique des selles dans les infections à Mycobacterium complex avium au cours du SIDA.