title: Mycobacterium avium associated with chronic pulmonary disease in a Queensland resident.
abstract: Bacteriological investigation over an 11-year period has implicated Mycobacterium avium ser I as the most probable cause of chronic pulmonary disease in a resident of south-eastern Queensland. Although the patient had contact with domestic fowls and a pet budgerigar, the source of the organism is uncertain.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification*