Disseminated infection caused by the Mycobacterium avium complex is a common cause of symptomatic illness in AIDS patients. The occurrence of disseminated M. avium complex is closely associated with advanced immunosuppression, and is an independent risk factor for early mortality. The efficacy of the ...
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is one of the most common opportunistic pathogens in HIV-infected patients. Their synergistic interaction leads to a rapid deterioration of the host defense. In vivo, MAC manifests as a disseminated granulomatous disease that produces a massive inflammator...
Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) complex has been reported with increasing frequency, but computed tomographic (CT) evaluation of pulmonary MAI complex has been seldom reported. The authors retrospectively reviewed chest CT examinations performed in 62 patients with positive MAI cultures wi...
We report the case of a 61-year-old female with a septic subacromial bursitis where the causative organism was found to be Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). The diagnosis was only made following a biopsy, and we use this case to highlight the importance of recognising the need to ...
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is associated with hepaticgranulomatosisand is observed inimmunocompromised patients, such as ones with HIV.19In patients with a cholestatic biochemical profile and fevers, a diagnosis of MAC should be considered, particularly if the patient is HIV positive...
Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infections EricScholar, inxPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference, 2007 Epidemiology Mycobacterium aviumcomplex (MAC) organisms, which are thought to be acquired by inhalation or ingestion, are found throughout the environment. Environmental sites harboring MAC inc...
The Mycobacterium avium–intracellulare complex (MAC) is an uncommon cause of brain abscesses even in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We present a case of a multiple MAC brain abscesses, confirmed by brain biopsy and culture, in a patient with AIDS. The patient's initia...
Quadruple-Drug Therapy for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Bacteremia in AIDS Patients The mycobacterial response was evaluated for patients with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) bacteremia treated with a quadruple regimen of rifabutin, clofazimine, isoniazid, and ethambutol. Mycobacteremia ...
Article: Mycobacterium-avium-intracellulare complex infection following 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine therapy for hairy cell leukaemia
Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare, known collectively as Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare or Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), are acid-fast bacilli that have been recognized primarily for their role in cases of atypical tuberculosis. These organisms are now recognized as causative agent...