Detecting disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infections in HIV- positive patients: The usefulness of bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens, aspirate cultures, and blood cultures

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 806-809

  Hussong, Jerry ^a,c   Peterson, Lance R ^a,b   Warren, John R ^a   Peterson, LoAnn C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Granuloma; Mycobacterium avium complex

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031772350     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/110.6.806     Document Type: Article

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