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'''''Mycobacterium avium ''complex''' is a group of [[mycobacteria]] comprising '''''Mycobacterium intracellulare''''' and '''''Mycobacterium avium''''' (No mention of ''M. chimera'' in ref) that are commonly grouped together because they infect humans together; this group, in turn, is part of the group of [[nontuberculous mycobacteria]]. These bacteria cause disease in humans called [[Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection|''Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare'' infection]] or ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex infection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mycobacterium Avium Complex. MAI; MAC Information|url=https://patient.info/doctor/mycobacterium-avium-complex|publisher=Patient Info|date=29 August 2014}}</ref>
==Description==
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'''Physiology'''
*Growth on [[Löwenstein-Jensen]] medium and [[Middlebrook 7H10 Agar|Middlebrook 7H10]] occurs at 37°C after 7 or more days.
*The complex can be (but is not often) resistant to [[isoniazid]], [[ethambutol]], [[rifampin]], and [[streptomycin]].<ref name="pmid29054853">{{cite journal | vauthors = Haworth CS, Banks J, Capstick T, Fisher AJ, Gorsuch T, Laurenson IF, Leitch A, Loebinger MR, Milburn HJ, Nightingale M, Ormerod P, Shingadia D, Smith D, Whitehead N, Wilson R, Floto RA | title = British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) | journal = Thorax | volume = 72 | issue = Suppl 2 | pages = ii1–ii64 | date = November 2017 | pmid = 29054853 | doi = 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210927 }}</ref>
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