Difficulty in diagnosing intracranial infection caused by Mycobacterium avium in an AIDS patient: case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Mengyan Wang (Author), Yahui Cui (Author), Jinchuan Shi (Author), Jun Yan (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is an uncommon clinical pathogen, especially in the central nervous system (CNS), and carries a poor prognosis. MAC infections commonly present as immune reconstitution disease (IRD) in HIV patients. Herein, we report a case of intracranial infec...