Recurrence of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex disease in a patient with anti-gamma interferon autoantibodies by reinfection.
J Clin Microbiol
; 53(4): 1436-8, 2015 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25653414
ABSTRACT
We report a case of recurrent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (DMAC) disease with anti-gamma interferon autoantibodies. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case caused by reinfection with a separate isolate of M. avium. DMAC disease activity was monitored using serum IgG antibody titers against lipid antigens extracted from a MAC strain.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoanticorpos
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Complexo Mycobacterium avium
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Infecção por Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
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Interferon gama
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão