Principal opportunist Mycobacterium species causing human disease
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Disease site
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Opportunist species
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Pulmonary
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M avium
complex
M kansasii
M xenopi
M malmoense
M abscessus
M fortuitum
M celatum
M asiaticum
M sulgai
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Lymph node
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M avium
complex
M malmoense
M scrofulaceum
M genavense
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Cutaneous/musculoskeletal
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M marinum
M ulcerans
M fortuitum
M abscessus
M chelonae
M avium
complex
M kansasii
M malmoense
M terrae
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Disseminated
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M avium
complex
M kansasii
M genavense
M chelonae
M abscessus
M haemophilum
M scrofulaceum
M celatum
M simiae
M malmoense
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