title: Avian Mycobacteriosis: Still Existing Threat to Humans.
abstract: The nontuberculous mycobacteria are typically environmental organisms residing in soil and water. These microorganisms can cause a wide range of clinical diseases; pulmonary disease is most frequent, followed by lymphadenitis in children, skin and soft tissue disease, and rare extra pulmonary or disseminated infections. Mycobacterium avium complex is the second most common cause of pulmonary mycobacterioses after M. tuberculosis. This review covers the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of infection caused by the members of this complex and particularities for the treatment of different disease types and patient populations.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7964-3281
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slany
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health in Ostrava, Partyzanske Namesti 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Vit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ulmann
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Iva
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9418-3124
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Slana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors