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Results 1 - 1 of 1 for Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus infection
  1. ... type of NTM bacteria in the U.S. is Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The great majority of NTM lung disease in the U.S. is caused by MAC. Two of the other more common NTM species that infect the lungs are M. abscessus and M. kansasii. Each type of NTM affects ...