title: Detection of Mycobacterium avium in blood samples of patients with AIDS by using PCR.
abstract: Sixty-nine blood samples from 47 patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus were analyzed by using PCR to detect Mycobacterium avium. The sensitivity can be up to 95.7%, depending on the detection method used and the number of blood samples analyzed from each patient. The procedure can be helpful in the diagnosis of mycobacterial disease.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biotecnologia do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vívian de F Sumnienski
authors.initials: Vde F
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Fernanda C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Queiroz Mello
authors.forename: Marta Osório
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Afrânio Lineu
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kritski
authors.forename: Maria Lucia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaha
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial