Battey bacillus

Battey bacillus

[bat′ē]

Etymology: Battey Hospital, in Rome, Georgia, where bacteria strain was first isolated

A bacillus, later renamed Mycobacterium intracellulare, that causes a chronic pulmonary disease resembling tuberculosis. It is considered an opportunistic pathogen and does not commonly infect healthy individuals. The organism is resistant to most of the common bacteriostatic and antibiotic medications but may be treated with multiple drug regimens. Surgical resection of involved lung tissue may be necessary and may improve the outcome in serious cases. Rest, good nutrition, and general supportive care are usually recommended. Compare tuberculosis.

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bacillus

pl. bacilli [L.]

1. an organism of the genus Bacillus.

2. any rod-shaped bacterium.

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Battey bacillus

mycobacteriumintracellulare.

Calmette-Guérin bacillus

mycobacteriumbovis, rendered completely avirulent by cultivation over a long period on bile-glycerol-potato medium. See also bcg vaccine.

Friedländer's bacillus

klebsiellapneumoniae.

glanders bacillus

burkholderiamallei (previously Pseudomonas mallei).

Hansen's bacillus

mycobacteriumleprae.

tubercle bacillus

mycobacteriumtuberculosis.

typhoid bacillus

salmonellatyphi.