Rapid Detection of Mycobacteria in Patients with HIV Infection.
Abstract
Mycobacterium avium and M. intracellular (also known as the M. avium complex or MAC) are the etiologic agents of the most common systemic bacterial infections in patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (8, 13, 20, 30). Tuberculosis also remains a major health problem in urban areas in the U.S. as well as in developing countries. Although treatment for M. avium/M. intracellular infections is usually disappointing (20,30), effective chemotherapy is available for tuberculosis; however, efficient patient management and control of transmission (9) are comprised by inadequacies in current laboratory techniques resulting in a delay of six to eight weeks before a definitive diagnosis, i.e., demonstration and speciation of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) can be accomplished. the recent outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis makes the need for rapid identification even more acute.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA255253
Entities
People
- Rubina J. Patel
Organizations
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology