Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Southeast Asian and African Human Immunodeficiency Virus–infected Children With Suspected Tuberculosis

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Abstract

We enrolled 427 human immunodeficiency virus–infected children (median age, 7.3 years), 59.2% severely immunodeficient, with suspected tuberculosis in Southeast Asian and African settings. Nontuberculous mycobacteria were isolated in 46 children (10.8%); 45.7% of isolates were Mycobacterium avium complex. Southeast Asian origin, age 5–9 years, and severe immunodeficiency were independently associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria isolation.

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NCT01331811.