Nishimura Tomoyasu, Fujita-Suzuki Yukiko, Yonemaru Makoto, Ohkusu Kiyofumi, Sakagami Takuro, Carpenter Stephen M, Otsuka Yoshihito, Namkoong Ho, Yano Ikuya, Hasegawa Naoki
Health Center, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Japan BCG Central Laboratory, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan.
J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Apr;53(4):1436-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03339-14. Epub 2015 Feb 4.
We report a case of recurrent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (DMAC) disease with anti-gamma interferon autoantibodies. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case caused by reinfection with a separate isolate of M. avium. DMAC disease activity was monitored using serum IgG antibody titers against lipid antigens extracted from a MAC strain.
我们报告了一例伴有抗γ干扰素自身抗体的复发性播散性鸟分枝杆菌复合群(DMAC)病。据我们所知,这是首例由再次感染不同的鸟分枝杆菌分离株引起的病例。使用针对从一株鸟分枝杆菌复合群菌株中提取的脂质抗原的血清IgG抗体滴度来监测DMAC病的活动情况。