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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct 27:16:160-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.10.006. eCollection 2015.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a HIV-positive patient

Maria Theresa Montales  1 , Alexandria Beebe  2 , Arun Chaudhury  3 , Naveen Patil  4
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a HIV-positive patient

Maria Theresa Montales et al. Respir Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection remains a global public health challenge. We report a 40 year old African American male who is a known HIV-positive patient, non-compliant with his antiretrovirals and developed pulmonary tuberculosis. His chief complaints were chronic cough, fever, night sweats and undocumented weight loss. He had a prior positive T-SPOT-TB test; however, chest radiograph and sputum smear examination revealed normal results. PCR-based GeneXPERT MTB/RIF assay was ordered and confirmed MTB infection. The sputum cultures grew MTB and sensitivities showed susceptibility to all primary anti-tuberculosis medications. A delay in diagnosis and initiation of MTB therapy, in the setting of HIV or AIDS, may result in rapid disease progression and worse clinical outcome.

Keywords: Acid fast bacilli; Coinfection; GeneXpert; HIV; Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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