"Mycobacterium avium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A bacterium causing tuberculosis in domestic fowl and other birds. In pigs, it may cause localized and sometimes disseminated disease. The organism occurs occasionally in sheep and cattle. It should be distinguished from the M. avium complex, which infects primarily humans.
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D009162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.300 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.300
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium avium" by people in Profiles.
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A plea for clinical trials to resolve the issue of optimal therapy in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium infection. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1991 Jul; 144(1):3-4.
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Diagnosis of pulmonary disease in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Am Rev Respir Dis. 1985 May; 131(5):802-3.