Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; Nontuberculous atypical mycobacterial disease
Prevention
Use of azithromycin or clarithromycin in certain AIDS patients may help to prevent this infection.
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Review Date: 10/09/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease
& Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
