title: Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Disease, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017828:Rifabutin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017828:Rifabutin; D017963:Azithromycin; D017291:Clarithromycin