Low incidence of colonization and no cases of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection (DMAC) in Brazilian AIDS patients in the HAART era.

Objective: Evaluate the incidence of mycobacterial disease and the colonization of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria in AIDS patients.

Inclusion Criteria: HIV-positive individuals with at least one CD(4)(+) count < 100 cells/mm(3).

Exclusion Criteria: Mycobacterial disease and MAC prophylaxis.

Morbidity and survival in advanced AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Opportunistic diseases (OD) are the most common cause of death in AIDS patients. To access the incidence of OD and survival in advanced immunodeficiency, we included 79 patients with AIDS treated at Hospital Evandro Chagas (FIOCRUZ) from September 1997 to December 1999 with at least one CD4 count View Article and Find Full Text PDF