Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum,formerlyCorynebacterium haemolyticum
(pharyngitis)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria)
Corynebacterium minutissimum (erythrasma)
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (ulcerative lymphangitis in horses
and cattle, rarely causing lymphadenitis in humans)
Corynebacterium jeikeium (sepsis)
Dermatophilus sp. (dermatophilosis, pitted keratolysis)
Dermatophilus congolensis (dermatophilosis, mud fever, pitted keratolysis)
Mycobacterium abscessus (chronic pulmonary disease, wound infections,
in immune-compromised patients)
Mycobacterium avium (persistent cough, can cause disseminated disease,
including bone marrow infection, in immune-compromised individuals,
collarstud abscess of neck lymph node in children)
Mycobacterium haemophilum (collarstud abscess of neck lymph node in
children)
Mycobacterium intracellulare (persistent cough, can cause disseminated
disease in immune-compromised individuals)
Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (cervical lymphadenitis in children)
Mycobacterium chelonae (granulomatous and acute inflammatory infections
of skin and soft tissues)
Mycobacterium fortuitum (pulmonary diseases, post-surgical wound
abscesses, sepsis with multi-organ involvement)
Mycobacterium kansasiim (aquarium granuloma)
Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy, Hansen disease)
Mycobacterium lepromatosis (leprosy, Hansen disease)
Mycobacterium malmoense (cervical lymphadenitis in children, pulmon-
ary disease in adults with pre-existing lung conditions)
Mycobacterium marinum (aquarium granuloma)
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (suspected to cause some cases of Crohn's
disease)
Mycobacterium simiae (granulomatous lung disease)
Mycobacterium szulgai (tuberculosis-like pulmonary infection, dissem-
inated disease in immune-compromised individuals)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, including Mycobacterium caprae,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium
bovis, Mycobacterium bovis BCG, Mycobacterium microti, Mycobacterium
canettii, Mycobacterium pinnipedii, Mycobacterium mungi (tuberculosis)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis)
Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer)
Mycobacterium xenopi (Mycobacterium xenopi pneumonia)
Nocardia asteroides (nocardiosis)
Nocardia brasiliensis (nocardiosis)
Nocardia caviae (nocardiosis)
