Anti-Mycobacterium avium Antibody (18102)
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Mycobacteria are small, slow-growing, aerobic bacilli.
They are distinguished by a complex, lipid- rich cell envelope responsible for their characterization as acid-fast (i.e.
resistant to decolorization by acid after staining with carbolfuchsin) and their relative resistance to Gram stain.
The most common mycobacterial infection is tuberculosis; others include leprosy and various diseases caused by Mycobacterium avium complex.
The term Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) refers to two species: M.
avium and M.
intracellulare.
Because these species are difficult to differentiate, they are also collectively referred to as Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI).
MAC primarily affects individuals who are immune compromised (e.g., from AIDS, hairy cell leukemia, immunosuppressive chemotherapy).
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