"Lack of Clinical Predictors for Mycobacteria spp. Bloodstream Infections Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Patients in Southeast Asia: Implications for the Selective Use of Blood Cultures Desig

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 37th ICAAC, held September 28 - October 1, 1997, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "Although Mycobacteria spp. bloodstream infections (M-BSI) may occur frequently among HIV infected patients, criteria for performing blood cultures designed to detect M-BSI are not well defined. As a result, the prevalence of M-BSI may be underestimated, especially in parts of the developing world where both HIV infection and disease due to Mycobacteria spp. are prevalent, but limited resources restrict the use of blood cultures. To determine the prevalence and clinical predictors for M-BSI, we conducted a prospective cohort study among sequential febrile...

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