Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection in a Patient with HIV, Germany

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...

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Main Authors: Elvira Richter, Johannes Wessling, Norbert Lügering, Wolfram Domschke, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/7/01-0388_article