| Literature DB >> 25653414 |
Tomoyasu Nishimura1, Yukiko Fujita-Suzuki2, Makoto Yonemaru3, Kiyofumi Ohkusu4, Takuro Sakagami5, Stephen M Carpenter6, Yoshihito Otsuka7, Ho Namkoong8, Ikuya Yano2, Naoki Hasegawa9.
Abstract
We report a case of recurrent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (DMAC) disease with anti-gamma interferon autoantibodies. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case caused by reinfection with a separate isolate of M. avium. DMAC disease activity was monitored using serum IgG antibody titers against lipid antigens extracted from a MAC strain.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25653414 PMCID: PMC4365226 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03339-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948