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BROWSE TOPICS IN CLINICAL MANAGEMENT:
Antiretroviral Therapy- Complications of HIV/HAART
- Research & Development
- Clinical Trials
- Quality of Life & Patient Care
Antiretroviral Therapy
Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)
| Preferred Therapy and Duration Recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
At least 2 drugs as initial therapy |
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Overview
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center - Mycobacterium Avium Complex and Atypical Mycobacterial Infections in the Setting of HIV Infection (January 2006)
A clinical overview from the comprehensive, online textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite - Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Mycobacterial Infections (December 2004)
55 slides covering MTB and MAC; available only in PowerPoint.
From AETC National Resource Center - Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Fact Sheet (November 2004)
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From Project Inform - Chart of Opportunistic Infections: Mycobacterium Avium Complex (October 2001)
From Project Inform
Prevention
- A Clinical Overview of Rifabutin (Mycobutin) (Regularly Updated)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health - Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis: Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex (2006)
A section from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult..
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center - Discontinuation of Prophylaxis Against Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease in HIV-Infected Patients Who Have a Response to Antiretroviral Therapy (April 13, 2000)
In New England Journal of Medicine
Treatment
- A Clinical Overview of Azithromycin (Zithromax) (Regularly Updated)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health - A Clinical Overview of Clarithromycin (Biaxin) (Regularly Updated)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health - FDA Issues "Black Box" Warning for Cipro, Similar Drugs (July 9, 2008)
From Project Inform - Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease (December 17, 2004)
A chapter from "Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents" guidelines.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: Long Term Outcomes (October 15, 2007)
In Journal of Translational Medicine - Discontinuing Primary and Secondary PCP Prophylaxis in Patients Who Have Increased CD4 Counts in Response to Antiretroviral Therapy: Preliminary Results -- ACTG 888 (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Frequency of Isolation of M. Avium Complex From Marrow in Patients Suspected of Disseminated MAC but With Negative Blood Cultures (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Other Than Mycobacterium Avium Complex in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Azithromycin (AZ) Prophylaxis in Subjects With Increases in CD4 Cells on Antiretroviral Therapy -- Preliminary Results (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
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