Disseminated Mycobacterium haemophilum infection as initial manifestation of AIDS.
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.
Stürenburg
E Enno
EE
Institut für Infektionsmedizin, Zentrum für Klinisch-Theoretische Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. e.stuerenburg@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Horstkotte
Matthias A
MA
Aberle
Jens
J
Meyer
Kerstin
K
Richter
Elvira
E
Laufs
Rainer
R
Sobottka
Ingo
I
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