Abstract
Sixty-nine blood samples from 47 patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus were analyzed by using PCR to detect Mycobacterium avium. The sensitivity can be up to 95.7%, depending on the detection method used and the number of blood samples analyzed from each patient. The procedure can be helpful in the diagnosis of mycobacterial disease.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
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DNA, Bacterial / blood*
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Humans
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Mycobacterium avium Complex / genetics
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Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*