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  • Title: Prevalence and clinical manifestations of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in South Africans with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
    Author: Pettipher CA, Karstaedt AS, Hopley M.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 2001 Dec 15; 33(12):2068-71. PubMed ID: 11698989.
    Abstract:
    In a sample of 100 hospitalized human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive black South African patients with CD4 cell counts of <100 cells/mm(3), the point prevalence of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection was 10%, in contrast with other African studies that report that the infection is uncommon. The point prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was 54%. The clinical and laboratory features of these patients were largely unhelpful in detecting M. avium complex; the BACTEC blood culture (Becton Dickinson) was the only reliable method.
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