The nontuberculous mycobacteria are typically environmental organisms residing in soil and water. These microorganisms can cause a wide range of clinical diseases; pulmonary disease is most frequent, followed by lymphadenitis in children, skin and soft tissue disease, and rare extra pulmonary or disseminated infections. Mycobacterium avium complex is the second most common cause of pulmonary mycobacterioses after M. tuberculosis. This review covers the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of infection caused by the members of this complex and particularities for the treatment of different disease types and patient populations.

• MeSH
• Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection diagnosis   etiology   therapy   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Environmental Microbiology MeSH
• Mycobacterium avium Complex classification   drug effects   genetics   MeSH
• Risk Factors MeSH
• Disease Reservoirs microbiology   MeSH
• Animals MeSH
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• Humans MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Review MeSH