Mycobacterium avium infection through the alimentary tract in mice.

Immunopathogenesis of Mycobacterium avium infection.

One of the most obvious problems one perceives when working with Mycobacterium avium isolates is the vast array of phenotypes expressed with regard to colonial morphotype, serovar and particularly virulence. Thus whenever experimental data derived from different MAC isolates is compared the variety of this group of mycobacteria must always be considered. Another issue of concern is the extrapol...

Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis Infection in Horses

Khatuna Zakhashvili, Nikoloz Tsertsvadze, Tamar Chikviladze, Ekaterine Jghenti, Marekhi Bekaia, Tinatin Kuchuloria, Matthew J. Hepburn, Paata Imnadze, and Alexander Nanuashvili Author affi liations: National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia (K. Zakhashvili, N. Tsertsvadze, T. Chikviladze, E. Jghenti, P. Imnadze); O. Ghudushauri National Medical Center, Tbilisi (M. ...

Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in mammals.

Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium and M. intracellulare are ubiquitous organisms in the environment. The reservoir of M. avium subsp. avium is generally accepted to be environmental, in particular, water and soil are sources of the organism. In contrast to M. avium infection in wild and domestic birds, M. avium infection in mammals occurs only sporadically and is rarely transmissible. Generalise...

Hamartomas in the alimentary tract.

Consolidations in Nodular Bronchiectatic Mycobacterium Avium Complex Lung Disease: Mycobacterium Avium Complex or Other Infection?

PURPOSE The objective of this study is to define the clinical implications of consolidations in nodular bronchiectatic type Mycobacterium avium complex (NBMAC) infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 69 patients (M : F = 17 : 52; mean age, 64 years; age range, 41-85 years) with MAC isolated in the sputum culture and nodular bronchiectasis on the initial and follow-up CT scans were include...