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Subject: MAI
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Date: 13 Sep 89 20:06:30 GMT
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Here is some information that I quote from a resource prepared by Health Crisis  
Network in Miami:

MAI infection is caused by a bacteria commonly found in the environment, in  
soil, and is not spread from person to person. Because of the deficient immune  
system in people with AIDS , it may spread throughout the blood, lymph nodes,  
bone marrow, liver, lungs and gastrointestinal tract. One of the family of  
Mycobacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causes T.B., and occurs in one  
quarter to one-half of people with AIDS.

The most common symptom of MAI is prolonged, severe wasting. Other symptoms  
include fever, fatigue, weight loss, swollen glands, night sweats and diareah.  
The symptoms are thus very similar to other opportunistic infections found in  
people with AIDS, and it may be difficult to determine the onset of an MAI  
infection.

Treatment involves a multidrug regimen, perhaps as many as six of the standard  
antituberculosis medications - INH, ethambutol, rifampin, cycloserine and  
amikacin or streptomycin. In advanced cases, you or your doctor may have to  
make a decision whether or not to treat MAI in light of the side effects and  
toxicity of the medications.

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