November 11, 2009 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — A subset of patients with solid organ malignancies and pulmonary Mycobacterium avium–complex (MAC) infections might fare worse if the infection is ...

Patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex had significantly improved survival if they achieved microbiological cure at the end of treatment, ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is caused by a group of environmental bacteria called Mycobacterium avium complex. These bacteria live harmlessly in the bodies of people with healthy ...

The CRISPR-based assay works by measuring MAC cell-free DNA (MAC-cfDNA) levels within patient blood samples. The test can yield results in as little as two hours, and the published preliminary ...

DRESHER, PA. (WPVI) -- We need bacteria to digest food and absorb nutrients. However, when a bacteria commonly found in soil and water gets into our lungs, it can cause trouble, in the form of a MAC ...

Avian tuberculosis, also known as mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) or MAC lung disease, is a respiratory illness. It can lead to symptoms such as chronic cough, shortness of breath, and weight loss.

Clinical Infectious Diseases publishes clinically relevant articles on the pathogenesis, clinical investigation, medical microbiology, diagnosis, immune mechanisms, and treatment of diseases caused by ...

Note from Dr. Merle A. Sande-The role of Mycobacterium avium as a pathogen in the human immunodeficiency virus-infected population has been confusing and controversial to clinicians who care for AIDS ...

There are many forms of bacteria in the mycobacteria family. For example, the most common mycobacteria can lead to the onset of tuberculosis. Leprosy is caused by other mycobacteria. In addition, ...

MAC infection is caused by a related group of bacteria, together referred to as the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). These bacteria flourish in, for example, water, soil and the bodies of certain ...