title: Systemic mycobacterioses in AIDS patients as determined by blood cultures on biphasic medium.
abstract: Bacteremia due to mycobacteria can occur in AIDS patients in whom a rapid diagnosis is extremely important in order to plan a therapeutic conduct. Blood culture of mycobacteria using a biphasic system was set up in the Regional Laboratories of the Adolfo Lutz Institute, SP (Campinas, Ribeirão Preto, Santo André, Santos, São José do Rio Preto and Sorocaba). During a three year period (1994-97), 1521 blood samples were analyzed from 1336 AIDS patients, with CD4+ cell count < 100/ml, hematocrit < 30% and serum albumin concentration < 3.0 g/dl seen in regional outpatient clinics or as inpatients in hospitals. Of the blood samples examined, 9.9% were positive for mycobacteria. The predominant species was Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (53.8%) followed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (28.0%). Mycobacterium xenopi was isolated in one case (0.8%) and in the remaining 17.4% the mycobacteria isolated were not identified. The implementation of blood culture for mycobacteria in our Institute has permitted the laboratory diagnosis of mycobacterial infections, in addition to providing data on the frequency of disseminated mycobacterial disease in AIDS patients in the region.
authors.affiliation: Divisão dos Laboratórios Regionais, Setor de Micobactérias, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Aily
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Paro
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Shikama
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ueki
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media