Detection of mycobacteria in the bloodstream of patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in a University Hospital in Brazil
This study was done to determine the occurrence of mycobacteria in the bloodstreams of patients with fever and advanced AIDS in a Brazilian hospital. We also verified the capability of an automated method for recovering these bacteria. During a period of 19 months, 254 patients with AIDS were evalua...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2001-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000500003 |