Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a group of bacteria related to tuberculosis, is an opportunistic infection that affects people with HIV.
Mycobacterium avium complex noun : two bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium (M. avium and M. intracellulare) that account for most mycobacterial infections in humans other than tuberculosis, that usually affect the lungs but may involve the lymph nodes, bones, joints, and skin, and that may ...
BACTERIADRUG resistance in bacteriaINFECTIOUS disease transmissionMycobacterium avium complex (MAC) houses a group of non-tuberculous mycobacteria causing pulmonary and disseminated infections. They are accountable for nodular bronchiectatic and fibrocavitary lung diseases in humans, Johne...
Mycobacterium Avium Complex (my-koe-back-teer-ee-um ay-vee-um com-plecks) disease is among the most common bacterial infections in people with HIV. In one study, MAC bacteria were found in the blood of 43% of people within two years of diagnosis with AIDS. MAC is most likely to occur...
M. aviumandM. intracellulareare found in water and soil. Transmission M.tuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria. The bacteria usually attack the lungs but can also damage other parts of the body. Approximately 30% of peop...
aviummycobacteriumcomplexmacsymptomsbacteria MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUMCOMPLEX Mycobacteriumaviumcomplex(my-koe-back-teer-ee-umay-vee-umcom- plecks)diseaseisamongthemostcommonbacterialinfectionsinpeople livingwithHIV.Inonestudy,MACbacteriawerefoundinthebloodof 43%ofpeoplewithintwoyearsofdiagnosiswithAIDS.MACismostlikely...
On the cell surface of bacteria of the Mycobacterium avium complex are antigenic GPLs (Aspinall et al., 1995) (see Chapter 9). In the case of M. smegmatis, it has been shown that GPLs represent 85% of the surface-exposed lipids and play a role in the cell wall permeability (Etienne...
10,251,900, relate in part to methods for treating Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease via administration of ARIKAYCE to patients previously unresponsive to MAC therapy. Insmed wins additional US patent for ARIKAYCE (amikacin liposome inhalation suspension) for treating MAC lung disease Clar...
avium-like bacteria isolated from domestic and wild animals. 1981. Serological investigations of Mycobacterium avium and M. avium-like bacteria isolated from domestic and wild animals. Acta Vet. Scand. 22:153-161... F Saxegaard - 《Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica》 被引量: 19发表: 1981年 加载更...
It can also betransmitted to immunocompromised humans such as AIDS patients, where it can cause disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex. Mycobacteriumavium are common in the environment and cause infection when inhaled or swallowed.PolymerosBogdanos...