Keywords
Mycobacterium aviumcomplex
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Abstract
Since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), pulmonary complications have been the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients infected with the virus. Nocardia sp is considered an opportunistic pathogen among HIV-infected patients, however, the lungs are the most commonly affected sites, and cavitary lesions may occur. Pulmonary infection by Mycobacterium avium complex is uncommon and it is rarely associated with cavitation. Cases of co-infection by Nocardia sp.and Mycobacterium avium complex in HIV infected patients are very rare. We report a case of pulmonary infection in a patients with positive anti-HIV sorology. The culture from sputum revealed Nocardia asteroides and Mycobacterium avium complex.
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