Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in a patient with HIV, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jul;8(7):729-31. doi: 10.3201/eid0807.010388.

Abstract

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), the causative agent of Johne disease in ruminants, has been incriminated as the cause of Crohn disease in humans. We report the first case of human infection with MAP in a patient with HIV; infection was confirmed by obtaining isolates from several different specimen types.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Germany
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / classification
  • Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tuberculosis / complications*
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Ofloxacin