Mycobacterium abscessus
A rapidly growing non-tuberculous environmental mycobacterium causing OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION that infects the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is associated with HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION and causes serious lung infections in persons with various chronic lung diseases.
Year introduced: 2018
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Tree Number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720.050, B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050
MeSH Unique ID: D000073358
Registry Number: txid36809
Entry Terms:
- Mycobacteroides abscessus
- Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus
- Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus
- Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus
- Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus
- Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii
- Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii
- Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies bolletii
- Mycobacterium bolletii
- Mycobacterium abscessus Complex
- Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus
- Mycobacterium massiliense
- Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. massiliense
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