Document 0584
 DOCN  M94A0584
 TI    Mycobacterium avium complex infections (MAC) in AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Fuller A; Spellman D; Spicer WJ; Department of Microbiology and
       Infectious Diseases, Alfred; Hospital, Prahran, Vic.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:94 (poster no. 39).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349071
 AB    STUDY OBJECTIVES: We chose to assess the prevalence and impact of MAC on
       patients with AIDS attending the hospital. METHODS: Retrospectively we
       identified 62 HIV patients with positive MAC cultures and reviewed their
       hospital files. Our analysis included whether MAC was the AIDS defining
       illness, the CD4 count, alkaline phosphatase and C-reactive protein
       level at MAC diagnosis. We assessed the outcomes with no treatment and
       with regimens with and without clarithromycin. Our results and
       conclusions will be discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/  IMMUNOLOGY
       Alkaline Phosphatase/BLOOD  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/  IMMUNOLOGY  C-Reactive
       Protein/METABOLISM  Clarithromycin/THERAPEUTIC USE  Human  Leukocyte
       Count  Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG
       THERAPY/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY  Retrospective Studies  T4
       Lymphocytes/IMMUNOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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