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In the first decade of mefloquine's use, the reported adverse effects were mainly gastrointestinal.
The site of infection is the gastrointestinal tract, where it causes a chronic inflammatory ailment termed Johne's disease [ 5 ] . In contrast, M. avium is common in the environment, causes tuberculosis in birds, and disseminated infections in HIV patients [ 6 ] . Growth of M. paratuberculosis is characterized by its slow rate (doubling time of 22-26 hours, compared to 10-12 hours for M. avium ) and requirement of mycobactin in culture media [ 5 ] . With the absence of a well-defined genetic system for M. paratuberculosis , a comparative genomic approach holds great potential in addressing the genetic basis for many of these phenotypic differences.
In a recent paper by Laine [ 33 ] , it was calculated that although COX2 inhibitors reduced the incidence of gastrointestinal damage when compared to non-selective COX inhibitors, these benefits were achieved at a significant increase in health care costs (approximately $560 per patient per year).
Infants with major congenital anomalies (including all gastrointestinal and liver anomalies) or with congenital or acquired infection were excluded.
Specific infection syndromes of interest, in addition to lower respiratory infection, include upper respiratory infection, gastrointestinal disease, neurologic disease, and rash.