A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which is transmitted_by inhalation or transmitted_by ingestion of via the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract respectively. The bacteria cause disseminated infection in HIV infected people, while pulmonary disease in immunocompetent persons. [ url:https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infection/mycobacterium-avium-complex-disease url:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35400550/ ]
Synonyms: MAC disease Mycobacterium Avium Infection Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection due to Mycobacterium intracellulare
Term information
- GARD:7123
- UMLS_CUI:C0026916
- MESH:D015270
- NCI:C36197
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:14009004
DO_rare_slim, DO_infectious_disease_slim, gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease, NCIthesaurus