Detection of Mycobacterium avium in blood samples of patients with AIDS by using PCR.
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.
Rodrigues
Vívian de F Sumnienski
Vde F
Centro de Biotecnologia do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Queiroz Mello
Fernanda C
FC
Ribeiro
Marta Osório
MO
Fonseca
Leila
L
Kritski
Afrânio Lineu
AL
Rossetti
Maria Lucia
ML
Zaha
Arnaldo
A
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*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial