title: Disseminated Mycobacterium haemophilum infection as initial manifestation of AIDS.
abstract: Mycobacterium haemophilum has rarely been implicated in human disease. The organisms have been isolated mainly in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease or transplant recipients. We describe the first case of a disseminated M. haemophilum infection as initial manifestation of AIDS in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Infektionsmedizin, Zentrum für Klinisch-Theoretische Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. e.stuerenburg@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: E Enno
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Stürenburg
authors.forename: Matthias A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Horstkotte
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laufs
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sobottka
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D018393:Mycobacterium haemophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology