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Mycobacterial Infections
Mycobacteria are a type of germ. There are many different kinds. The most common one causes tuberculosis. Another one causes leprosy. Still others cause infections that are called atypical mycobacterial infections. They aren't "typical" because they don't cause tuberculosis. But they can still harm people, especially people with other problems that affect their immunity, such as AIDS.
Sometimes you can have these infections with no symptoms at all. At other times, they can cause lung symptoms similar to tuberculosis:
- Cough
- Weight loss
- Coughing up blood or mucus
- Weakness or fatigue
- Fever and chills
- Night sweats
- Lack of appetite and weight loss
Medicines can treat these infections, but often more than one is needed to cure the infection.
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- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)(National Jewish Health)
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Overviews
- Understanding Nontuberculous Mycobacterium(American Lung Association)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- AFB (Acid-Fast Bacillus) Smear and Culture(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment(American Lung Association)
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Treatment
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM): Treatment(National Jewish Health)
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Prevention/Screening
- You Can Prevent MAC (Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Specific Conditions
- Leprosy(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Mycobacterium abscessus in Healthcare Settings(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Leprosy(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Mycobacterium Infections(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Leprosy
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Research
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Mycobacterial Diseases(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Mycobacterial Diseases
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infection in people with...
- Article: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, drug resistance mechanisms, and therapy of infections...
- Article: Update in tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease 2011.
- Mycobacterial Infections -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- TB Terms(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Patient Handouts
- Leprosy
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