Mycobacterium kansasii [Mycobacterium kansasii]

topical
104
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Definition

A slow-growing, photochromogenic species that is the etiologic agent of a tuberculosis-like disease in humans and is frequently isolated from human pulmonary secretions or tubercles. The incidence of infection is sharply increased among immunocompromised individuals. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Annotation
infection: coord IM with MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS (IM)
DUI
D019909 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0029584
Previous indexing
Mycobacterium (1966-1990); Mycobacterium, Atypical (1977-1997)
History note
98
Public note
98

B Organisms
B03 Bacteria 2 133
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 54
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 54
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