<P> Mycobacterium avium - intracellulare infection ( MAI ) is an atypical mycobacterial infection , i.e. one with nontuberculous mycobacteria or NTM , caused by Mycobacterium avium complex ( `` MAC '' ) , which is made of three mycobacteria species , M. avium , M. intracellulare , and M. chimaera . This infection causes respiratory illness in birds , pigs , and humans , especially in immunocompromised people . In the later stages of AIDS it can be very severe . It usually first presents as a persistent cough . It is typically treated with a series of three antibiotics for a period of at least six months . </P>
<P> Mycobacterium avium - intracellulare infection ( MAI ) is an atypical mycobacterial infection , i.e. one with nontuberculous mycobacteria or NTM , caused by Mycobacterium avium complex ( `` MAC '' ) , which is made of three mycobacteria species , M. avium , M. intracellulare , and M. chimaera . This infection causes respiratory illness in birds , pigs , and humans , especially in immunocompromised people . In the later stages of AIDS it can be very severe . It usually first presents as a persistent cough . It is typically treated with a series of three antibiotics for a period of at least six months . </P>
which microorganisms cause mycobacterium avium complex ( mac ) infection
which microorganisms cause mycobacterium avium complex ( mac ) infection
M. avium M. intracellulare M. chimaera
M. avium M. intracellulare M. chimaera