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    Mycobacterium avium-complex (MAC, MAI, non-HIV)

    Christopher J. Hoffmann, M.D., M.P.H.
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    MICROBIOLOGY

    • M. avium and M. intracellulare are slow growing mycobacteria (10-21 days on solid media).
      • M. intracellulare principally causes pulmonary disease.
      • M. avium principally causes disseminated disease (among immunocompromised people).
    • Environmental sources, especially water, are the reservoir for most human infections.

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    Last updated: July 2, 2016

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    Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Mycobacterium Avium-complex (MAC, MAI, Non-HIV)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540361/all/Mycobacterium_avium_complex__MAC__MAI__non_HIV_.
    Hoffmann CJ. Mycobacterium avium-complex (MAC, MAI, non-HIV). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540361/all/Mycobacterium_avium_complex__MAC__MAI__non_HIV_. Accessed April 23, 2019.
    Hoffmann, C. J. (2016). Mycobacterium avium-complex (MAC, MAI, non-HIV). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540361/all/Mycobacterium_avium_complex__MAC__MAI__non_HIV_
    Hoffmann CJ. Mycobacterium Avium-complex (MAC, MAI, Non-HIV) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 April 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540361/all/Mycobacterium_avium_complex__MAC__MAI__non_HIV_.
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