Mycobacterium abscessus [Mycobacterium abscessus]

topical
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Terms

Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus komplex
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies bolletii
Mycobacterium bolletii
Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus
Mycobacterium massiliense

 

Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus Complex
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies bolletii
Mycobacterium bolletii
Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus
Mycobacterium massiliense
Mycobacteroides abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. massiliense

Definition

A rapidly growing non-tuberculous environmental mycobacterium causing OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION that infects the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is associated with HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION and causes serious lung infections in persons with various chronic lung diseases.

Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS (IM)
DUI
D000073358 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000621349
Previous indexing
Mycobacterium (1969-2017)
History note
2018
Public note
2018

B Organisms
B03 Bacteria 2 122
B03.510.024 Actinobacteria 60
B03.510.024.962 Mycobacteriaceae 21
B03.510.024.962.500 Mycobacterium 641
B03.510.024.962.500.720 Nontuberculous Mycobacteria 52
B03.510.024.962.500.720.050 Mycobacterium abscessus 2
B03.510.024.962.500.720.100 Mycobacterium avium Complex 30
B03.510.024.962.500.720.225 Mycobacterium chelonae 5
B03.510.024.962.500.720.325 Mycobacterium fortuitum 18
B03.510.024.962.500.720.400 Mycobacterium kansasii 104
B03.510.024.962.500.720.500 Mycobacterium marinum 24
B03.510.024.962.500.720.625 Mycobacterium scrofulaceum 2
B03.510.024.962.500.720.662 Mycobacterium smegmatis 28
B03.510.024.962.500.720.700 Mycobacterium ulcerans 2
B03.510.024.962.500.720.950 Mycobacterium xenopi 10
B03.510.460 Gram-Positive Rods 7
B03.510.460.400.410.552 Mycobacteriaceae 21
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552 Mycobacterium 641
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720 Nontuberculous Mycobacteria 52
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050 Mycobacterium abscessus 2
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.100 Mycobacterium avium Complex 30
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.225 Mycobacterium chelonae 5
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.325 Mycobacterium fortuitum 18
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.400 Mycobacterium kansasii 104
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.500 Mycobacterium marinum 24
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.625 Mycobacterium scrofulaceum 2
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.662 Mycobacterium smegmatis 28
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.700 Mycobacterium ulcerans 2
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.950 Mycobacterium xenopi 10