Effective combination therapy using interferon-gamma and interleukin-2 for disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in a pediatric patient with AIDS.

Sekiguchi, Yukio; Yasui, Kozo; Yamazaki, Takashi; Agematsu, Kazunaga; Kobayashi, Norimoto; Koike, Kenichi · Clin Infect Dis · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 5-year-old girl presented with disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection during advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. Interferon-gamma or interleukin-2 monotherapy showed only limited effects. Use of a combination of interferon-gamma and interferon-2 resulted in a remarkable improvement in the patient's condition, accompanied by an increase in circulating CD4+ T cells.

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