mycobacteria other than tuberculosis

mycobacteria other than tuberculosis Synonyms
Atypical mycobacteria; Mycobacterioses

Mycobacteria of the MOTT-complex contain a great
number of species, for example Mycobacterium avium,
M. fortuitum, M. intracellulare, M. kansanii, M. marinum
orM. ulcerans (germ, which causes Buruli ulcus).
They can be found in nature (in water, in the soil or
in foodstuffs) as well as in installations (water pipes).
Mycobacterial infections are not transmitted from one
individual to another. In general, the pathogens are taken
up orally or small skin injuries act as portals of
entry. Mycobacteriosis can lead to a positive tuberculin
skin test result. The detection of mycobacteria does not
necessarily indicate the presence of disease. A MOTTinfectionwith
therapeutic consequences – a mycobacteriosis
– is present in cases of fistulae, when the germ is isolated from tissue that should be sterile (lymph nodes, bones), when mycobacteria are isolated in skin granulomasor following the repeated isolation of the same
germ. Due to resistances it may be difficult to treat mycobacterial infections.

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