Mycobacterium abscessus

"Mycobacterium abscessus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D000073358
MeSH Number(s)	B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.050 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050
Concept/Terms	Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium abscessus Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii Mycobacterium abscessus bolletii Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies bolletii Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii Mycobacterium bolletii Mycobacterium massiliense Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies abscessus Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus

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Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
Actinomycetales [B03.510.024.049]
Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.024.049.525]
Mycobacterium [B03.510.024.049.525.500]
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.024.049.525.500.720]
Mycobacterium abscessus [B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.050]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular [B03.510.460.400.410]
Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.410.552]
Mycobacterium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552]
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720]
Mycobacterium abscessus [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050]

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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2017	0	1	1
2020	3	0	3
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium abscessus" by people in Profiles.

Aragaw WW, Cotroneo N, Stokes S, Pucci M, Critchley I, Gengenbacher M, Dick T. In Vitro Resistance against DNA Gyrase Inhibitor SPR719 in Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium abscessus. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 02 23; 10(1):e0132121.

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Chamarthi G, Modi D, Andreoni K, Shukla AM. Simultaneous catheter removal and reinsertion, is it acceptable in M. abscessus exit site infection? CEN Case Rep. 2021 11; 10(4):483-489.

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Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ, Andrejak C, B?ttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 14; 71(4):e1-e36.

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Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ, Andrejak C, B?ttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 14; 71(4):905-913.

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Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ, Andrejak C, B?ttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA clinical practice guideline. Eur Respir J. 2020 07; 56(1).

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Hatzenbuehler LA, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Drenzek C, Peralta G, Cranmer LC, Anderson EJ, Milla SS, Abramowicz S, Yi J, Hilinski J, Rajan R, Whitley MK, Gower V, Berkowitz F, Shapiro CA, Williams JK, Harmon P, Shane AL. Pediatric Dental Clinic-Associated Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 01; 6(3):e116-e122.

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