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ID DOID:2755
Name Mycobacterium avium complex disease
Definition 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.
https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infection/mycobacterium-avium-complex-disease, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35400550/
Xrefs

GARD:7123

MESH:D015270

NCI:C36197

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:14009004

UMLS_CUI:C0026916

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

DO_rare_slim

gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease

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Synonyms

Infection due to Mycobacterium intracellulare [EXACT]

MAC disease [EXACT]

Mycobacterium avium Complex [EXACT]

Mycobacterium Avium Infection [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a primary bacterial infectious disease

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