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Generalized Mycobacterium genavense Infection in HIV-infected Patients: Detection of the Mycobacterium in Hospital Tap Water

Generalized Mycobacterium genavense Infection in HIV-infected Patients: Detection of the Mycobacterium in Hospital Tap Water

Authors :
Kolk Ah
Kox Lf
Hillebrand-Haverkort Me
Ten Veen Jh
Ten Velden Jj
Source :
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 31:63-68
Publication Year :
1999
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 1999.

Abstract

We describe 3 HIV-infected patients with disseminated M. genavense infection. The use of corticosteroids possibly favoured colonization and dissemination of atypical mycobacteria in these patients with low CD4 cell counts and may have masked symptoms of infection. The fact that these patients were treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) together with antimycobacterial therapy may explain that 1 patient was free from mycobacteria 16 months after the end of specific treatment. Hospital tap water contained M. genavense at a concentration of >10 bacteria/l as examined by PCR. This species caused 12% of cases of non-tuberculous disseminated mycobacteriosis in HIV-infected patients at our hospital.

Details

ISSN :
16511980 and 00365548
Volume :
31
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....48cb4b394a8fd79c2f5d3f81138ef0e8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00365549950161907