Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex refers to Mycobacterium species that cause tuberculosis.
Synonyms
MTC
MTBC
Detailed description
They are obligatory pathogenic, meaning they cause disease also in healthy humans. They mainly infect macrophages, the immune system’s scavenger cells. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex comprises the following species: M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, M. microti, M. canetti and M. pinnipedii as well as the vaccinal strain M. bovis BCG. They are differentiated from M. leprae and the non-tuberculous mycobacteria.
After 13 years, international Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine societies have jointly issued new recommendations for the treatment of patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Curre
As part of a partnership, the Eastern European Study Site (EESS) was established in Bucharest, Romania, in collaboration with the Marius Nasta Institute and its affiliated tuberculosis hospital. Eastern European countries have a high incidence of tuberculosis, especially of the multidrug-resistant ...
