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Descriptor English: Mycobacterium abscessus
Descriptor Spanish: Mycobacterium abscessus
Descriptor Mycobacterium abscessus
Entry term(s) Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii
Mycobacterium bolletii
Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus
Mycobacterium massiliense
Mycobacteroides abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. massiliense
Scope note: Micobacteria no tuberculosa y de crecimiento rápido que se encuentra en el medio ambiente, causante de INFECCIONES OPORTUNISTAS de la piel y los tejidos subcutáneos. Se asocia con las INFECCIONES NOSOCOMIALES y causa graves infecciones pulmonares en individuos con enfermedades pulmonares crónicas varias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mycobacterium abscessus
Descriptor French: Mycobacterium abscessus
Entry term(s): Mycobacterium abscessus Complex
Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies bolletii
Mycobacterium bolletii
Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus
Mycobacterium massiliense
Mycobacteroides abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. massiliense
Tree number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720.050
B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000073358
Scope note: A rapidly growing non-tuberculous environmental mycobacterium causing OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION that infects the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is associated with HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION and causes serious lung infections in persons with various chronic lung diseases.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Registry Number: txid36809
Previous Indexing: Mycobacterium (1969-2017)
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
DeCS ID: 56919
Unique ID: D000073358
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Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2020/02/28
Mycobacterium abscessus - Preferred
Concept UI M000621349
Scope note A rapidly growing non-tuberculous environmental mycobacterium causing OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION that infects the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is associated with HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION and causes serious lung infections in persons with various chronic lung diseases.
Preferred term Mycobacterium abscessus
Entry term(s) Mycobacteroides abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus Complex - Broader
Concept UI M000638391
Preferred term Mycobacterium abscessus Complex
Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus - Narrower
Concept UI M000641193
Preferred term Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus
Mycobacterium massiliense - Narrower
Concept UI M000641194
Preferred term Mycobacterium massiliense
Entry term(s) Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. massiliense
Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus - Narrower
Concept UI M000621360
Preferred term Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus
Entry term(s) Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus
Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus
Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii - Narrower
Concept UI M000621361
Preferred term Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii
Entry term(s) Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii
Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies bolletii
Mycobacterium bolletii



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