| Literature DB >> 16804438 |
Thanyawee Puthanakit1, Peninnah Oberdorfer, Nuthapong Ukarapol, Noppadon Akarathum, Suchart Punjaisee, Thira Sirisanthana, Virat Sirisanthana.
Abstract
The immune reconstitution syndrome caused by nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection is reported in 9 of 153 HIV-infected children 2 to 26 weeks after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. The clinical syndrome included fever and dyspnea (2 children), fever and abdominal pain (3), subcutaneous nodules or suppurative lymphadenitis (4). The causative species were Mycobacterium avium (4), Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (3), Mycobacterium kansasii (1) and Mycobacterium simiae (1).Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16804438 PMCID: PMC1924531 DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000225786.00940.37
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129