Mycobacterium abscessus
E928387
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes difficult-to-treat lung, skin, and soft tissue infections, particularly in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial species
ⓘ
nontuberculous mycobacterium ⓘ |
| antibioticResistance |
macrolide resistance
ⓘ
multidrug resistance ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 organism ⓘ |
| category |
nontuberculous mycobacterial pathogen
ⓘ
opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| cellWallType | mycolic-acid-rich ⓘ |
| clinicalFeature |
abscesses
ⓘ
chronic cough ⓘ nodular or cavitary lung lesions ⓘ skin nodules ⓘ sputum production ⓘ |
| disease |
catheter-related infection
ⓘ
disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts ⓘ post-surgical wound infection ⓘ pulmonary infection ⓘ skin infection ⓘ soft tissue infection ⓘ |
| environment |
healthcare water systems
ⓘ
soil ⓘ water ⓘ |
| family | Mycobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | acid-fast ⓘ |
| growthRate | rapidly growing mycobacterium ⓘ |
| morphology | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| motility | nonmotile ⓘ |
| notableHost |
humans
ⓘ
patients with cystic fibrosis ⓘ |
| order | Corynebacteriales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mycobacterium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Actinobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resistanceMechanism | erm(41)-mediated inducible macrolide resistance ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
bronchiectasis
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chronic lung disease ⓘ cystic fibrosis ⓘ immunosuppression ⓘ use of invasive medical devices ⓘ |
| sporeForming | non–spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmission |
contaminated medical equipment
ⓘ
environmental exposure ⓘ |
| treatment |
intravenous amikacin-based regimens
ⓘ
macrolide-containing regimens when susceptible ⓘ multidrug antibiotic therapy ⓘ |
| treatmentChallenge |
biofilm formation
ⓘ
intrinsic drug resistance ⓘ prolonged therapy duration ⓘ |
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