Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in blood cultures of Brazilian AIDS patients after introduction of highly active retroviral therapy

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 459-463

  Nakatani, S M ^a,c   Messias Reason, I J T ^b   Burger, M ^a   Cunha, C A ^b  

^a Laboratory Central of Parana State (LACEN)   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório Central do Estado LACEN PR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Bacteremia; M. avium; M. tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAZIL; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 31144473553     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702005000600003     Document Type: Article

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