Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most devastating form of extrapulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in humans. Severe inflammation and extensive tissue damage drive the morbidity and mortality of this manifestation of tuberculosis (TB ...
Ranjeet Kumar +5 more
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Cytological and transcript analyses reveal fat and lazy persister-like bacilli in tuberculous sputum [PDF]
, 2008 As nonreplicating tubercle bacilli are tolerant to the cidal action of antibiotics and resistant to multiple stresses, identification of this persister-like population of tubercle bacilli in sputum presents exciting and tractable new opportunities to ...
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Spatiotemporal co-existence of two Mycobacterium ulcerans clonal complexes in the Offin River Valley of Ghana [PDF]
, 2016 In recent years, comparative genome sequence analysis of African Mycobacterium ulcerans strains isolated from Buruli ulcer (BU) lesion specimen has revealed a very limited genetic diversity of closely related isolates and a striking association between ...
Aboagye, Samuel +11 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Macrophages being the connecting link between innate and adaptive immune system plays a crucial role in microbial antigen presentation and orchestrates the subsequent clearance of microorganisms.
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An immunocompromised dialysis patient with skin and bone lesions [PDF]
, 2010 Patients with chronic kidney failure have disturbances of immune function involving both innate and adaptive systems. These result in both immunodepression which increases susceptibility to infection and immunoactivation leading to a chronic inflammatory
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A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains [PDF]
, 2014 Strain-specific genomic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is an important factor in pathogenesis that may affect virulence, transmissibility, host response and emergence of drug resistance.
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Peptidomic analysis of mycobacterial secreted proteins enables species identification
View, 2022 Pulmonary disease arising from slow‐growing mycobacterial infections has emerged as an increasingly prevalent clinical concern over the past two to three decades.
Qingbo Shu +10 more
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Tuberculosis primaria de esófago: reporte de caso
Horizonte Médico, 2021 Mujer de 60 años, natural de Tarma y procedente de Lima, con antecedentes de exposición a biomasas, contacto con paciente con tuberculosis, hipertensión arterial, arritmia cardiaca, y madre con cáncer de ovario. La paciente acude a consulta con un cuadro
Karina Ivonne Orihuela Lazo +3 more
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Use of recombinant virus replicon particles for vaccination against Mycobacterium ulcerans disease [PDF]
, 2015 Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries.
Bolz, Miriam +3 more
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Protection efficacy of Argentinian isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with different genotypes and virulence in a murine model [PDF]
, 2018 Paratuberculosis is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map). The disease causes economic losses and, therefore, it is imperative to follow proper control strategies, which should include an effective vaccine. Several
Alvarado Pinedo, María Fiorella +8 more
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