Infection caused by Mycobacterium avium is common in AIDS patients who do not receive treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or who develop resistance to anti-HIV therapy. Mefloquine, a racemic mixtu ...

Mycobacterium avium cause disseminated disease in immunocompromised people such as AIDS patients. Subsequent to crossing the intestinal epithelium, M. avium thrive within vacuoles in macrophages. The bacteria exhibit a d ...

Mycobacterium avium is an intracellular pathogen that is associated with disseminated infection, especially in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It appears that patients with AIDS acquire M. aviu ...