Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - An Opportunistic Diseminated Disease ( Mycobacterium avium intracellulare)

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - An Opportunistic Diseminated Disease ( Mycobacterium avium intracellulare) 
A Disseminated Opportunistic Disease
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is an acid-fast rod bacterium that causes opportunistic disseminated diarrhea due to the presence of mycolic acids in its cell wall. It permeates every part of the surroundings.
Growth is slow, reaching its peak at 41°C.
Exposure to the environment through ingestion or inhalation of soil and water-based organisms.
Immunocompromised people develop opportunistic lung and disseminated illness due to the M. avium-intracellulare complex. It is linked to a high death rate and is one of the most prevalent systemic infections in AIDS patients. Low CD4 count individuals are far more likely to become infected.
Frequently unresponsive to first-line antituberculosis medications. First-line therapy with clarithromycin or azithromycin with ethambutol is preferred.