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Rapid detection and immune characterization of Mycobacterium abscessus infection in cystic fibrosis patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Cystic fibrosis patients are highly susceptible to infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Especially Mycobacterium abscessus infections are common but reliable diagnosis is hampered by non-specific clinical symptoms and insensitive mycobacterial ...
Mathis Steindor, Vanesa Nkwouano, Ertan Mayatepek, Colin R Mackenzie, Dirk Schramm, Marc Jacobsen   +5 more
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A hidden threat: a case of relapsed disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection and its therapeutic challenges [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). We present the case of a 57-year-old female on immunosuppressive therapy for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) who developed disseminated M.
K. G. Egan, L. Duffy, C. Fleming, P. McGettrick, P. McGettrick, E. G. Muldoon, E. G. Muldoon, C. Kelly, C. Kelly, J. Woo, J. Woo, E. Kilbride, J. Butler, R. Storey, C. Quinlan, C. Quinlan, E. McDermott, J. Hunter, C. Mejia-Chew, C. Mejia-Chew   +19 more
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The Mycobacterium abscessus cytochrome bcc:aa 3 oxidase structure paves the way for an agent targeting subunit QcrB [PDF]

Nature Communications
The cytochrome bcc:aa 3 oxidase is the target of telacebec, a clinically advanced drug developed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, telacebec is inactive against Mycobacterium abscessus, an opportunistic pathogen increasingly linked to chronic ...
Vikneswaran Mathiyazakan, Emilia Xin Yi Tan, Garrett Moraski, Sandip Basak, Wuan-Geok Saw, Kevin Pethe, Gerhard Grüber   +6 more
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Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations before and after Antibacterial Treatment in Patients with Mycobacterium abscessus Pulmonary Disease

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
The clinical importance of Mycobacterium abscessus (MABS) pulmonary disease has been increasing. However, there is still a lack of information about MIC distribution patterns and changes in clinical practice settings.
Keiji Fujiwara, Fumiko Uesugi, Koji Furuuchi   +2 more
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Primary tuberculous mycobacterial granulomas provide a niche for superinfecting Mycobacterium abscessus [PDF]

Nature Communications
Prior and concurrent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are among the most important susceptibility factors for nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in Asia.
Denise Wee, Manitosh Pandey, Yao Chen, Paolo A. Lorenzini, Eve WL Chow, Yue Wang, Amit Singhal, Stefan H. Oehlers   +7 more
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Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in a Tertiary Hospital in Korea, 2016 to 2020 [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2023
Background There is a global increase in isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). The aim of the study was to analyze longitudinal trends of NTM identification and pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
Keun Ju Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, Doosoo Jeon, Chulhun L. Chang   +3 more
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Cosmetic operative care abroad leads to a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a patient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Introduction The Mycobacterium abscessus complex is a nontuberculous mycobacteria species that is pervasive in soil and water. Various medical equipment malfunctions, infected surfaces, and patient transmission are potential causes of Mycobacterium ...
Karam R. Motawea, Randa K. Rabea, Rowan H. Elhalag, Jason Goodloe, Dina M. Awad, Manmeet Kaur, Ahmed K. Awad, Sarya Swed, Joseph Varney   +8 more
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Mycobacterium abscessus urinary tract infection in an immunocompetent host: A case report and literature review

IDCases, 2022
Mycobacterium abscessus is one of the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), which can cause many clinical spectra, predominantly pulmonary infections followed by skin and soft tissue infections.
Abdulrahman F. Al-Mashdali, Gawahir A. Ali, Noheir M. Taha, Wael Goravey, Ali S. Omrani   +4 more
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A first case report of nasopharyngeal Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense infection

European Journal of Medical Research, 2021
Background Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense is a non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis and was subdivided from Mycobacterium abscessus in 2006.
Yamato Oki, Hiromitsu Hatakeyama, Masanori Komatsu, Yasuhiro Isono, Hidetaka Ikemiyagi, Jun Tsukiji, Ryoko Higa, Nobuhiko Oridate   +7 more
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A case of intrathoracic desmoid tumor with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus disease

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
A 68-year-old man who was on treatment for pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex complained a worsening of sputum. Although he archived negative sputum culture two months ago, sputum culture tests revealed the newly isolation of Mycobacterium abscessus ...
Takuma Katano, Eri Hagiwara, Hiromasa Arai, Midori Sato, Takafumi Yamaya, Michihiko Tajiri, Takashi Ogura   +6 more
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