Finding studies
Finding studies
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Lead
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
MAC is easiest to detect in the blood, although doctors generally believe that MAC in blood is just "spill-over" from infection of other parts of the body. Traditionally, studies of potential treatments for MAC focus only on MAC changes in the blood. This study compares MAC changes in blood to those in bone marrow, which is another tissue where MAC is often found. Patients receive both clarithromycin and ethambutol for 48 weeks; those who become intolerant to the study drugs may receive suggested substitute drugs (azithromycin and rifabutin). Patients receive a bone marrow biopsy at baseline and at either 4 or 8 weeks. Patients are evaluated at weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 48.
Age
13–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted