       Document 0183
 DOCN  M9620183
 TI    Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC): an unusual potential pathogen in
       cerebrospinal fluid of AIDS patients.
 DT    9602
 AU    Hadad DJ; Petry TC; Maresca AF; Ferrazoli L; Martins MC; Palhares MC;
       Pinto WP; Castelo Filho A; Palaci M; Centro de Referencia e Treinamento
       AIDS (CRTA), Escola Paulista; de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
 SO    Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1995 Mar-Apr;37(2):93-8. Unique Identifier
       : AIDSLINE MED/96003213
 AB    Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is frequently isolated from patients
       with late complications of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),
       especially in North America and Europe. However, its isolation from the
       central nervous system (CNS) has been seldom reported in these
       countries. MAC infections in AIDS patients in African and Latin American
       countries are believed to be uncommon. We report the isolation of MAC
       from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 11 AIDS patients out of 1723 (0.63%)
       seen at Centro de Referencia e Treinamento-AIDS, Sao Paulo and discuss
       the significance of its isolation.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID/
       COMPLICATIONS/*MICROBIOLOGY  Adult  Female  Human  Male  Middle Age
       Mycobacterium avium Complex/*ISOLATION & PURIF  Mycobacterium
       avium-intracellulare Infection/COMPLICATIONS/  DIAGNOSIS  Risk Factors
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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