title: [Disseminated infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum in an AIDS patient].
abstract: A patient with advanced HIV-1 disease bearing a rapidly growing, atypical mycobacterium is presented. Mycobacterium fortuitum was identified in sputum and purulent material obtained by aspirating subcutaneous abscesses. The treatment scheme is evaluated and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad 10, Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas F.J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villafañe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esquivel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Lonardo
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum
vernacular_title: Infección diseminada por Mycobacterium fortuitum en un paciente con SIDA.