Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is group of organisms causing a bacterial infection that leads to lung disease. MAC is noncontagious and made up of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), which are ...

Dear Reader: Mycobacterium avium complex refers to a group of bacteria that are naturally present in the soil, water and dust all around us. Also known as MAC, these microbes are harmless to the ...

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare can cause chronic ileal infection, with formation of strictures and granulomas in AIDS patients. Giardiasis is a common infection and shares many symptoms with ...