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Mycobacterium kansasii is a
bacterium in the
Mycobacterium genus. It is an
environmental bacteria that
causes opportunistic infections in humans, and is...
- most
commonly due to
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC),
Mycobacterium kansasii, and
Mycobacterium abscessus (see image). In 1959,
botanist Ernest Runyon...
- may also be used to
treat Mycobacterium avium complex, and
Mycobacterium kansasii. It is
taken by mouth.
Common side
effects include problems with vision...
- also be used for
atypical types of mycobacteria, such as M. avium, M.
kansasii, and M. xenopi. It is
usually taken by mouth, but may be used by injection...
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Other known pathogenic mycobacteria include M. leprae, M. avium, and M.
kansasii. The
latter two
species are
classified as "nontuberculous mycobacteria"...
- are
indistinguishable from
those ****ociated with
disease caused by M.
kansasii.
Radiographic findings with M.
xenopi pulmonary disease are
variable but...
- isoniazid.
Differential characteristics Closely related to M.
kansasii M.
gastri and M.
kansasii share an
identical 16S rDNA sequence.
Species differentiation...
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lymphadenitis has
sometimes been
caused by
other related bacteria,
including M.
kansasii, M. fortuitum, M. marinum, and
Mycobacterium ulcerans.
Tuberculous lymphadenitis...
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yield false positive results with
Mycobacterium szulgai,
Mycobacterium kansasii, and
Mycobacterium marinum. The Quantiferon-TB Gold test (QFT-G) is a whole-blood...
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mycobacterial infections including leprosy (Hansen's disease) and
Mycobacterium kansasii. With
multidrug therapy used as the
standard treatment of Hansen's disease...
