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nontuberculous mycobacterium

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nontuberculous mycobacterium
Any mycobacteria that does not cause TB, which is not usually spread from person to person–eg, M avium-intracellulare complex, M kansasii, M marinum, M ulcerans, and others, which may respond to IFN-γ therapy


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We describe infections with Myeobacterium haemophilum, a fastidious nontuberculous mycobacterium, in 2 patients who experienced cutaneous lesions while they received alemtuzumab.
Abstract: Mycobacterium avium complex is the most common of nontuberculous mycobacterium capable of causing disease in humans.
For this reason, the NAA tests are most beneficial in smear-positive patient populations in which a reasonable proportion of the specimens contains a nontuberculous mycobacterium.
 
 
 
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