Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection
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mycobacterium-avium-intracellulare-infection-172-2547015
title:
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection
text:
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection (MAI) is an atypical mycobacterial infection, i.e. one with nontuberculous mycobacteria or NTM, caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which is made of two Mycobacterium species, M. avium and M. intracellulare. This infection causes respiratory illness in birds, pigs, and humans, especially in immunocompromised people. In the later stages of AIDS, it can be very severe. It usually first presents as a persistent cough. It is typically treated wit
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_avium-intracellulare_infection
date created:
2006-01-09T06:39:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T17:22:29Z
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