| Literature DB >> 9361739 |
M H Saad1, V Vincent, D J Dawson, M Palaci, L Ferrazoli, L de S Fonseca.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the distribution of Mycobacterium avium serovars isolated from AIDS patients in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Ninety single site or multiple site isolates from 75 patients were examined. The most frequent serovars found were 8 (39.2%), 4 (21.4%) and 1 (10.7%). The frequency of mixed infections with serovar 8 or 4 was 37.8%. Among the 90 strains examined, M. intracellulare serovars (7 strains) and M. scrofulaceum (4 strains) were found in 11 isolates (12%) indicating that M. avium (88%) was the major opportunistic species in the M. avium complex isolates in Brazilian AIDS patients.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Americas; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Biology; Brazil; Clinical Research; Developing Countries; Diseases; Hematological Effects; Hemic System; Hiv Infections; Infections; Latin America; Physiology; Research Methodology; Research Report; Signs And Symptoms; South America; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9361739 DOI： 10.1590/s0074-02761997000400004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ISSN： 0074-0276 Impact factor: 2.743