MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX

Course overview

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE NONTUBERCULOSIS MYCOBACTERIAL SPECIES (NTM), WHICH CANNOT BE DISTINGUISHED IN THE MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY AND REQUIRES GENETIC TESTING.A NEWCOMER TO THE MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX IS THE MYCOBACTERIUM PARAINTRACELLULARE, IDENTIFIED IN PULMONARY INFECTIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2016. M. AVIUM COMPLEX IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF NONTUBERCULOSIS MYCOBACTERIAL SPECIES INFECTIONS IN HUMANS, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS THE MOST COMMON SITE OF INFECTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM INTRACELLULARE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.