Mycobacterium genavense in the Netherlands: an opportunistic pathogen in HIV and non-HIV immunocompromised patients. An observational study in 14 cases

Mycobacterium genavense is an opportunistic non-tuberculous mycobacterium previously mostly associated with HIV-infected patients with CD4 counts below 100/µL. In this retrospective observational study of medical charts we studied all Dutch patients in whom M. genavense was detected between January...

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Published in:	Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 432 - 437
Main Authors:	Hoefsloot, W., van Ingen, J., Peters, E.J.G., Magis-Escurra, C., Dekhuijzen, P.N.R., Boeree, M.J., van Soolingen, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Clinical relevance Female Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunocompromised Host Lymphoma Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Mycobacterium - classification Mycobacterium - isolation & purification Mycobacterium genavense Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - epidemiology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - mortality Netherlands - epidemiology non-tuberculous mycobacteria Observational studies opportunistic infections Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology Opportunistic Infections - microbiology Opportunistic Infections - mortality Pathogens Retrospective Studies Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Netherlands opportunistic infections non-tuberculous mycobacteria Mycobacterium genavense Clinical relevance
ISSN:	1198-743X, 1469-0691, 1469-0691
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