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==Background==
*Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) refers to species M. avium and M. intracellulare

==Clinical Features==
*MAC primarily affects immunocompromised patients 
*Most commonly affects lungs
**Productive [[cough]], [[fever]], [[dyspnea]], fatigue, night sweats
*May present as: disseminated infection, lymphadenitis, [[abscess]] (cutaneous or brain)

==[[Antibiotic Sensitivities]]<ref>Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2014</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Category'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Antibiotic'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Sensitivity'''
|-
| [[Penicillins]]||[[Penicillin G]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Penicillin V]]||X1
|-
| Anti-Staphylocccal [[Penicillins]]||[[Methicillin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Nafcillin]]/[[Oxacillin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cloxacillin]]/[[Diclox.]]||X1
|-
| Amino-[[Penicillins]]||[[AMP]]/[[Amox]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Amox-Clav]]||X1
|-
| ||[[AMP-Sulb]]||X1
|-
| Anti-Pseudomonal [[Penicillins]]||[[Ticarcillin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Ticar-Clav]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Pip-Tazo]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Piperacillin]]||X1
|-
| [[Carbapenems]]||[[Doripenem]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Ertapenem]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Imipenem]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Meropenem]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Aztreonam]]||X1
|-
| [[Fluroquinolones]]||[[Ciprofloxacin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Ofloxacin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Pefloxacin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Levofloxacin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Moxifloxacin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Gemifloxacin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Gatifloxacin]]||X1
|-
| 1st G [[Cephalo]]||[[Cefazolin]]||X1
|-
| 2nd G. [[Cephalo]]||[[Cefotetan]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefoxitin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefuroxime]]||X1
|-
| 3rd/4th G. [[Cephalo]]||[[Cefotaxime]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefizoxime]]||X1
|-
| ||[[CefTRIAXone]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Ceftaroline]]||X1
|-
| ||[[CefTAZidime]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefepime]]||X1
|-
| Oral 1st G. [[Cephalo]]||[[Cefadroxil]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cephalexin]]||X1
|-
| Oral 2nd G. [[Cephalo]]||[[Cefaclor]]/[[Loracarbef]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefproxil]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefuroxime axetil]]||X1
|-
| Oral 3rd G. [[Cephalo]]||[[Cefixime]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Ceftibuten]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Cefpodox]]/[[Cefdinir]]/[[Cefditoren]]||X1
|-
| [[Aminoglycosides]]||[[Gentamicin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Tobramycin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Amikacin]]||'''S'''
|-
| ||[[Chloramphenicol]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Clindamycin]]||X1
|-
| [[Macrolides]]||[[Erythromycin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Azithromycin]]||'''S'''
|-
| ||[[Clarithromycin]]||'''S'''
|-
| Ketolide||[[Telithromycin]]||X1
|-
| Tetracyclines||[[Doxycycline]]||R
|-
| ||[[Minocycline]]||R
|-
| Glycylcycline||[[Tigecycline]]||R
|-
| ||[[Daptomycin]]||X1
|-
| Glyco/Lipoclycopeptides||[[Vancomycin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Teicoplanin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Telavancin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Fusidic Acid]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Trimethoprim]]||X1
|-
| ||[[TMP-SMX]]||X1
|-
| Urinary Agents||[[Nitrofurantoin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Fosfomycin]]||X1
|-
| Other||[[Rifampin]]||X1
|-
| ||[[Metronidazole]]||R
|-
| ||[[Quinupristin dalfoppristin]]||R
|-
| ||[[Linezolid]]||R
|-
| ||[[Colistimethate]]||X1
|}

===Key===
{{Template:Antibacterial Spectra Key}}

==Table Overview==
{{Clinically Relevant Bacteria}}

==See Also==
*[[Microbiology (Main)]]

==References==
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