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mycobacterium marinum infection on the hand, antibodies, mycobacteria other than tuberculosis, nontuberculous atypical mycobacterial disease, atypical mycobacterial infection, infection, a species of mycobacterium other than tuberculosis, atypical mycobacteria, cause a wide variety of infections abscesses, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, bone infection, infect the lungs, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract, skin, soft tissues, many different species of mycobacterium other than tuberculosis, mycobacterium tuberculosis, the most common, listed below, m, avium-intracellulare, m, marinum, m, ulcerans, m, kansasii, m, avium-intracellulare frequently affects aids patients, causing fever, lymphadenopathy, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, m, avium intracellulare, m, kansasii cause lung disease, m, marinum, m, ulcerans cause skin infections, m, marinum is also responsible, swimming pool granuloma, incidence of atypical mycobacterial infections is rare, increasing, the aids population grows, populations at risk include individuals, pre-existing lung disease, immunocompromised, immunosuppressed, persons, fever, weight loss, enlarged lymph glands, diarrhea, sweating, excessive, night sweats, fatigue, general discomfort, uneasiness, ill feeling, malaise, cough, shortness of breath, dyspnea, skin lesions, joint pain, bone pain, additional symptoms that associated, paleness, flank pain, infection, a blood culture using special techniques to detect mycobacterium, a sputum culture, special stains, a lymph node culture, biopsy, special stains, a bone marrow culture, special stains, a stool culture, special stains, a chest x-ray, ct scan, the infection depends upon the sensitivity, the infecting organism to specific antibiotics, 4-6 drugs, treat some infections, require 6 months to 2 years, certain lymph node infections, skin lesions, surgically removed, treatment in immunocompromised, immunosuppressed, patients, require more extended periods of medication use, outcome depends upon the severity, the infection, resistance, the organism, individual's immune status, ultimately, response to treatment, symptoms develop that indicate an atypical mycobacterial infection present, hiv-positive individuals who develop a cough, rapid breathing, tachypnea, shortness of breath, pulmonary symptoms should see health care provider, use of azithromycin, clarithromycin in aids patients, cd4 counts less than 50, prevent this infection.