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A correction has been published: N Engl J Med 2001;344(10):780.

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Volume 344:66-67 January 4, 2001 Number 1
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Case 23-2000: Osteomyelitis in HIV-Infected Patients

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To the Editor: The July 27 Case Record1 involved a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who was given a diagnosis of osteomyelitis due to infection with Mycobacterium avium complex. The discussant stated that fewer than 50 cases of osteomyelitis associated with HIV have been reported, and he was surprised that M. avium complex had been isolated on culture in only 5 of these cases despite its importance as an opportunistic pathogen in patients with AIDS.2 But this finding is supported by data from the Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of HIV Disease project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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