Mycobacterium genavense infections in immunocompromised patients with HIV: A clinical case report

Abstract

Key Clinical Message It is essential to consider non‐tuberculosis mycobacterium in HIV‐positive patients with fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, and splenomegaly. Abstract Mycobacterium genavense is an opportunistic slow‐growing nontuberculous mycobacterium in patients with immunocompromised backgrounds, especially HIV‐positive patients. In this study, we present two cases of Mycobacterium genovese infection in HIV‐positive patients with a good clinical response to accurate treatment.

Keywords

• HIV
• immunocompromised patients
• Mycobacterium genavense
• nontuberculous mycobacterium