HIV Infection and non-tuberculous mycobacteria: how important in southern European countries?
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are considered important opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients. In a large south-European HIV centre only 10 patients had non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection over a 5-y period. The importance of these infections in some areas, the usefulness of prophylaxis or routine use of mycobacterial blood cultures, may have to be re-considered.
Valadas
Emília
E
Clínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas, Faculdade de Medicina, Lisboa, Portugal. evaladas@fm.ul.pt
Hänscheid
Thomas
T
Antunes
Francisco
F
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis