Diagnosis of Mycobacteriosis in Cultured Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago
ABSTRACT Mycobacteriosis is a significant disease in fish husbandry, with negative impacts on production facilities. Moreover, some Mycobacterium spp. that infect fish have zoonotic potential. Morbidity and mortality events at hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) farms in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) associated with mycobacterial infections prompted a ...
Lemar Blake +7 more
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Human Bocavirus in Patients with Encephalitis, Sri Lanka, 2009–2010
We identified human bocavirus (HBoV) DNA by PCR in cerebrospinal fluid from adults and children with encephalitis in Sri Lanka. HBoV types 1, 2, and 3 were identified among these cases.
Daisuke Mori +12 more
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Identification of Antigens Specific to Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: The Mce Family of Proteins as a Target of T Cell Immune Responses [PDF]
The lack of an effective TB vaccine hinders current efforts in combating the TB pandemic. One theory as to why BCG is less protective in tropical countries is that exposure to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) reduces BCG efficacy.
Willem A Hanekom +36 more
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Mycobacterium aurum keratitis: An unusual etiology of a sight-threatening infection
Atypical fast-growing Mycobacterium species are usually identified after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, cosmetic surgeries, and catheter-related, pulmonary or soft tissue infections.
Behnam Honarvar +4 more
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(A) study of atypical mycobacteria isolated from tuberculosis patients
의학과/박사[한글] [영문] Following Corper's (1918) report on the virulence of tubercle bacilli isolated from the sputa, Griffith(1924) isolated "atypical tubercle bacilli" from the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and indicated the significance of such an
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Clinical case of the month. Atypical mycobacteria and mesotherapy. [PDF]
peer reviewedCutaneous infections due to atypical mycobacteria are varied. Their prevalence appears on the rise. The contamination comes from the environment following a breaking, even minimal, of the cutaneous barrier.
Pierard, Gérald +2 more
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Mycobacterium fortuitum abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction
We describe here a case of abdominal abscesses due to Mycobacterium fortuitum following liposuction. The abscesses developed three months after the procedure and diagnosis was delayed for five months. The clues for diagnosis were persistent pus discharge
Hussam Al Soub +2 more
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Atypical mycobacteria and the xenograft valve
During a 4 month interval, cultures taken at the time of porcine xenograft valve implantation grew a fastidious atypical mycobacterium, Mycobacterium chelonei (Runyon's groups IV), in eight of 20 patients. Initial growth occurred at 2 to 3 weeks in thioglycollate broth only; detailed biochemical and bacteriologic evaluation demonstrates altered ...
D H, Tyras +4 more
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Simultaneous Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Atypical Mycobacteria by DNA-Microarray in Egypt. [PDF]
Gaballah A +6 more
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The diversity and distribution of Mycobacterium species in varying ecological and climatic environments [PDF]
The species within the genus Mycobacterium are commonly detected in a variety of environments including soil, water and dust. Many species within the group are capable of causing opportunistic diseases and are hypothesised to be responsible for the ...
Khera, Tanya
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