Mycobacterium avium complex

Mycobacterium avium complex

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of genetically related bacteria belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. It includes Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare.[1][2]

Some sources also include Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ LOIS WHITE (7 July 2004). FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING. Cengage Learning. pp. 1298–. ISBN 9781401826925. http://books.google.com/books?id=xSFunA58p8gC&pg=PA1298. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
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  3. ^ Peter Irving; David Rampton; Fergus Shanahan (21 July 2006). Clinical dilemmas in inflammatory bowel disease. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 36–. ISBN 9781405133777. http://books.google.com/books?id=mc5xDyUtNAQC&pg=PA36. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
v · d · eActinobacteria (high-G+C) Infectious diseases · Bacterial diseases: G+ (primarily A00–A79, 001–041, 080–109)
Actinomycineae
Actinomyces israelii (Actinomycosis, Cutaneous actinomycosis) · Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple's disease) · Arcanobacterium haemolyticum (Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection)
Corynebacterineae
Tuberculosis: Ghon focus/Ghon's complex · Pott disease · brain (Meningitis, Rich focus) · Tuberculous lymphadenitis (Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis) · cutaneous (Scrofuloderma, Erythema induratum, Lupus vulgaris, Prosector's wart, Tuberculosis cutis orificialis, Tuberculous cellulitis, Tuberculous gumma) · Lichen scrofulosorum · Tuberculid (Papulonecrotic tuberculid) · Primary inoculation tuberculosis · Miliary · Tuberculous pericarditis · Urogenital tuberculosis · Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis · Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Leprosy: Tuberculoid leprosy · Borderline tuberculoid leprosy · Borderline leprosy · Borderline lepromatous leprosy · Lepromatous leprosy · Histoid leprosy
R1: M. kansasii · M. marinum (Aquarium granuloma)
R3: M. avium complex/Mycobacterium avium/Mycobacterium intracellulare/MAP (MAI infection) · M. ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) · M. haemophilum
Bifidobacteriaceae
Gardnerella vaginalis

M: BAC

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