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Stopping Treatment with Antibiotics That Prevent Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in Persons with HIV Infection Who Have Responded Well to Anti-HIV Drugs
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria can cause illness (fevers, low blood counts, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss) in persons infected with HIV. The CD4+ count is a measure of immune cells; high CD4+ cell counts are better than low ones. When HIV infection causes patients' CD4 …
