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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2004, Vol.84 (6), p.341-345
Hauptverfasser:	Stürenburg, Enno, Horstkotte, Matthias A., Aberle, Jens, Meyer, Kerstin, Richter, Elvira, Laufs, Rainer, Sobottka, Ingo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS-related opportunistic infection AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - immunology AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology Atypical mycobacterium infections Bacteremia Case report CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology Humans Lymphocyte Count Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium haemophilum Mycobacterium haemophilum - isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections - immunology Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology Pneumonia, Bacterial - immunology Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology Pulmonary disease
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1472-9792 1873-281X
DOI:	10.1016/j.tube.2003.10.001