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- NTM: environmental, not contagious (mostly)
- MAC (M. avium complex) main:
- Disseminated AIDS (CD4 < 50)
- Pulmonary: fibrocavitary (èç· COPD) + nodular bronchiectasis (Lady Windermere äžå¹ŽçŠå¥³ RML/lingula)
- Hot tub lung (HP-like)
- Lymphadenitis å
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- MAC Tx: clarithro/azithro + EMB + rifampin à 12 mo after culture-neg
- M. abscessus: CF cluster, MDR very hard; amikacin + cefoxitin/imipenem + macrolide combo long course
- M. kansasii: TB mimic, photochromogen â rifampin + INH + EMB
- M. marinum: fish-tank granuloma â clarithromycin + EMB
- M. ulcerans (Buruli ulcer): Africa/Australia, mycolactone toxin â rifampin + clarithromycin à 8 wk
- M. fortuitum/chelonae: rapid grow, cosmetic outbreaks
- M. chimaera: cardiac heater-cooler late infection
- Inhaled amikacin (Arikayce) for refractory MAC lung â FDA 2018
- ATS/IDSA 2020 criteria for MAC pulmonary: clinical + radiographic + microbiologic
- AST critical for treatment planning