title: Colonization with Mycobacterium avium complex--an outdated concept.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rossman
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity