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Preferred Label : mycobacterium avium complex;

MeSH definition : A complex that includes several strains of M. avium. M. intracellulare is not easily distinguished from M. avium and therefore is included in the complex. These organisms are most frequently found in pulmonary secretions from persons with a tuberculous-like mycobacteriosis. Strains of this complex have also been associated with childhood lymphadenitis and AIDS; M. avium alone causes tuberculosis in a variety of birds and other animals, including pigs.;

MeSH synonym : mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex; maic; mycobacterium avium-intracellulare;

MeSH hyponym : battey bacillus; Mycobacterium intracellulare; Nocardia intracellularis;

MeSH Related Number : txid1767;

MeSH annotation : infection MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; index also appropriate TUBERCULOSIS term for tuberculosis in animals caused by this organism; DF: MYCOBACT AVIUM COMPLEX or short X ref; infection MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; index also appropriate TUBERCULOSIS term for tuberculosis in animals caused by this organism;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium avium complex;

UNII : txid37162;

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A complex that includes several strains of M. avium. M. intracellulare is not easily distinguished from M. avium and therefore is included in the complex. These organisms are most frequently found in pulmonary secretions from persons with a tuberculous-like mycobacteriosis. Strains of this complex have also been associated with childhood lymphadenitis and AIDS; M. avium alone causes tuberculosis in a variety of birds and other animals, including pigs.

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22/05/2025


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