Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Southeast Asian and African Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Children With Suspected Tuberculosis.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 30689814.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciy897 and PMC identifier 6495014.
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Abstract
We enrolled 427 human immunodeficiency virus-infected children (median age, 7.3 years), 59.2% severely immunodeficient, with suspected tuberculosis in Southeast Asian and African settings. Nontuberculous mycobacteria were isolated in 46 children (10.8%); 45.7% of isolates were Mycobacterium avium complex. Southeast Asian origin, age 5-9 years, and severe immunodeficiency were independently associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria isolation. NCT01331811.
Medical subject headings
- HIV Infections
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Tuberculosis