Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus

Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 1;51(11):1343-6. doi: 10.1086/657118. Epub 2010 Oct 28.

Abstract

We reviewed 86 cases of human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis coinfection; 34.9% were caused by Mycobacterium bovis. Patients with M. bovis infection were more likely to have advanced immunosuppression (CD4 T cell counts ≤200 cells/μL). Hispanic ethnicity, male sex, and abdominal disease were strongly associated with M. bovis disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Ethnicity
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium bovis / isolation & purification*
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*