A comparative study of tuberculous and other mycobacterial infections and their associations with malignancy.

摘要: We reviewed 162 cases of bacteriologically proved mycobacterial disease. Nontuberculous acid-fast bacilli were responsible for 27 per cent the infections, a higher frequency than has previously been reported, and Mycobacterium kansasii avium-intracellulare isolated with equal frequency. This indicates that may be significant agent disease in Midwest as well Southeast. There are no useful clinical, radiographic, or laboratory features to distinguish between tuberculous other infections. Mycobacteria act opportunistic pathogens persons malignant diseases. The attack rate was 607 100,000 verus 95 our general hospital population. tuberculosis nontuberculous mycobacteria virulence this regard.