       Document 0067
 DOCN  M9630067
 TI    [Mycobacterium kansasii infection in patients with human
       immunodeficiency virus infection]
 DT    9603
 AU    Boudon P; Le Pennec MP; Malbec D; Mathieu M; Slama JL; Manet P; Pines E;
       Kretz S; Giacomini T; Service de medecine interne, Hopital
       Robert-Ballanger,; Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
 SO    Rev Med Interne. 1995;16(10):747-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96099702
 AB    We report a retrospective study of 12 caucasian men infected with HIV
       who had developed Mycobacterium kansasii infection (Mk). All patients
       had a low blood lymphocyte CD4 count (1-130, mean 15/mm3) and ten met
       the diagnostic criteria for AIDS. The 12 patients had pulmonary symptoms
       (dyspnea, cough) and fever. On chest X-ray, nodular, interstitial or
       diffuse parenchymal infiltrates, mediastinal and hilar adenopathies were
       observed. Two patients had pleural effusion, but none had cavitary lung
       disease. Mk was isolated by culture of sputum (n = 7), blood (n = 3),
       bronchial biopsy (n = 2) or bone marrow (n = 1). No patient had clinical
       extra-pulmonary disease. Survival after diagnosis was in average 7
       months. Potential for therapeutic response is reviewed and documented.
 DE    Adult  Antitubercular Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE  *AIDS-Related
       Opportunistic Infections/DRUG THERAPY/MORTALITY  English Abstract  Human
       Male  Middle Age  Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical/DRUG
       THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY/  MORTALITY  Retrospective Studies  Time Factors
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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