Mycobacterium avium complex infection: Infection with an opportunistic group of bacteria. It tends to occur in immunocompromised people such as those with HIV. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Mycobacterium avium complex infection is available below.
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Mycobacterium avium complex infection is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Mycobacterium avium complex infection, or a subtype of Mycobacterium avium complex infection,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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