Abstract:Introduction:
Mycobaterium colombiense, a slow-growing mycobacterium, belongs to the complex of Mycobaterium avium (MAC). It was isolated for the first time in Colombia, in 2006, in an HIV patient. To report the first case of a brazilian HIV/AIDS patient in whom M. colombiense was identified.Methods51 year old male, heavy drinker and smoker, COPD, waste picker. HIV+, poorly adherent to ART, CD4 count of 14 and VL 3,960 in 2015. He was treated for M. kansasii infection from 2007 to 2009, when ART was also start… Show more
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