Mycobacterial bacteraemia in patients infected and not infected with human immunodeficiency virus, Taiwan

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 627-630

  Tan, C K ^a   Lai, C C ^b   Liao, C H ^c   Chou, C H ^d   Hsu, H L ^d   Huang, Y T ^d   Hsueh, P R ^d  

^a Chi Mei Medical Centre   (Taiwan)

^b Yi Min Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical features; HIV infected patients; Mycobacterial bacteraemia; Mycobacterium avium complex; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TAIWAN;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77953928915     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02939.x     Document Type: Note

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