Long term treatment with clarithromycin for cryptosporidiosis and emergence of drug resistant disseminated infection due to Mycobacterium avium: case report.
Macrolide resistance in disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection is of major concern in AIDS patients as these drugs represent the main component of combination therapy. Clarithromycin and azithromycin should not be used alone for the treatment and prophylaxis of the disease because of the risk of selecting resistant strains. We report the case of a clarithromycin resistant disseminated M. avium infection in an AIDS patient, acquired after long term monotherapy with clarithromycin for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis.
Matteelli
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Clinic of Infectious and Tropical Diseases-University of Brescia, Italy. carosi@master.cci.unibs.it
Signorini
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Tebaldi
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Bombana
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Chatel
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Pinsi
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin