TITLE: Mycobacterium avium complex infections in cancer patients

AUTHORS: Johnson L., Kiehn T.E.

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AFFILIATIONS: Infectious Disease Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr., New York City, NY, United States

ABSTRACT: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections in cancer patients have been infrequently reported. They usually present as pulmonary disease associated with cancer of the lung or as disseminated disease in patients with hairy-cell leukemia. More rapid diagnosis of MAC infection can be made with new laboratory technology, and new drugs are available for multidrug treatment.

SOURCE: Infections in Medicine   YEAR: 1994   VOLUME: 11  ISSUE: 3  PAGES: 184-186

DOCUMENT TYPE: Short Survey   DOI: -   LANGUAGE: English