Infection with the Mycobacterium avium complex in patients without predisposing conditons - A case report and literature review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-179

  Martins, Andrea Barral ^a   Matos, Eliana Dias ^b,c   Lemos, Antonio Carlos M ^b,d,e,f  

^a Hospital Professor Edgar Santos   (Brazil)

^b Bahia State Health Department   (Brazil)

^c ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^e Octavio Mangabeira Hospital   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Immunocompetent; Mycobacterium avium; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SPUTUM;

BRONCHIECTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; SPUTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26944483207     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000200009     Document Type: Review

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