GASTROINTESTINAL INVOLVEMENT IN MYCOBACTERIUM-AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION OF PATIENTS WITH HIV

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作者
HELLYER, TJ
BROWN, IN
TAYLOR, MB
ALLEN, BW
EASMON, CSF
机构
[1] ST MARYS HOSP,SCH MED,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,LONDON W2 1PG,ENGLAND
[2] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,ROYAL POSTGRAD MED SCH,DEPT BACTERIOL,LONDON W12 0NN,ENGLAND
[3] BRITISH POSTGRAD MED FEDERAT,LONDON WC1N 3EJ,ENGLAND
[4] ROYAL FREE HOSP,DEPT MICROBIOL,LONDON NW3 2QG,ENGLAND
[5] UNIV BIRMINGHAM,SCH BIOL SCI,DEPT MICROBIOL,BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/0163-4453(93)96840-M
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
In a study of 866 faecal specimens from 437 persons, Mycobacterium aviumintracellulare (MAI) was isolated from 14·8 % patients with AIDS and 1·3 % patients with symptomatic HIV infection but not from any HIV seronegative or asymptomatic HIV seropositive persons. These data support the hypothesis that the gastro-intestinal tract is the portal of entry for MAI and confirm that MAI infection is a manifestation of late-stage HIV disease. Positive faecal cultures correlated well with disseminated disease. The use of faecal cultures for early diagnosis is therefore recommended. © 1993 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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