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Atypical mycobacterial infection

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Alternative Names

Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; Nontuberculous atypical mycobacterial disease


Prevention

Use of azithromycin or clarithromycin in certain AIDS patients may help to prevent this infection.


Review Date: 10/09/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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