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CFTR Protects against Mycobacterium abscessus Infection by Fine-Tuning Host Oxidative Defenses

Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: Infection by rapidly growing Mycobacterium abscessus is increasingly prevalent in cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease caused by a defective CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).
Audrey Bernut, Christian Dupont, Nikolay V. Ogryzko, Aymeric Neyret, Jean-Louis Herrmann, R. Andres Floto, Stephen A. Renshaw, Laurent Kremer   +7 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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Molecular Longitudinal Tracking of Mycobacterium abscessus spp. during Chronic Infection of the Human Lung [PDF]

, 2013
The Mycobacterium abscessus complex is an emerging cause of chronic pulmonary infection in patients with underlying lung disease. The M. abscessus complex is regarded as an environmental pathogen but its molecular adaptation to the human lung during long-
A. Louise Seagar, AM Zelazny, Anne Holmes, AR Cullen, BE Jönsson, C Cigana, C Viana-Niero, CR Esther, D Van Soolingen, E Catherinot, E Catherinot, E Macheras, E Macheras, FC Bange, FP Maurer, G-E Choi, H Li, H Medjahed, H-Y Kim, Ian F. Laurenson, J. Ross Fitzgerald, Jean Louis Herrmann, JLM Sampaio, JO Falkinham, K Galil, KA Harris, KA Nash, Kaj M. Kreutzfeldt, KN Olivier, LA Sechi, M Kearse, M Sanguinetti, ML Aitken, Paul R. McAdam, Pauline Claxton, PR McAdam, R Nessar, R Nessar, S Bastian, S Häussler, S Maloney, S Silbert, SB Georghiou, SB Walters, T Adékambi, TD Lieberman, VJ Fraser, W-C Huang, Y-M Kuo   +48 more
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Mycobacterium abscessus: It’s Complex

Microorganisms, 2022
Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) is an opportunistic pathogen usually colonizing abnormal lung airways and is often seen in patients with cystic fibrosis. Currently, there is no vaccine available for M. abscessus in clinical development. The treatment of M.
Hazem F. M. Abdelaal, Edward D. Chan, Lisa Young, Susan L. Baldwin, Rhea N. Coler   +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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Sitafloxacin Expresses Potent Anti-Mycobacterium abscessus Activity

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Therapeutic options for treating Mycobacterium abscessus infections are extremely limited; quinolones are important. The in vitro anti-M. abscessus activities of nine quinolones, emphasizing sitafloxacin, were investigated.
Siyuan He, Siyuan He, Qi Guo, Qi Guo, Lan Zhao, Liyun Xu, Junsheng Fan, Junsheng Fan, Wenye Wu, Zhemin Zhang, Bing Li, Haiqing Chu, Haiqing Chu   +12 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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Mycobacterium abscessus peritonitis and ventriculitis associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt

IDCases, 2022
Mycobacterium abscessus, like most nontuberculous mycobacteria, is a pervasive organism. It frequently presents as a healthcare-associated infection. Mycobacterium abscessus infections are notoriously difficult to treat, requiring multidrug regimens and ...
D. Clabots, A. Serrat
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Aspergillus fumigatus preexposure worsens pathology and improves control of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection in mice [PDF]

, 2018
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Mutations in this chloride channel lead to mucus accumulation, subsequent recurrent pulmonary infections, and ...
Elsegeiny, Waleed, Gopal, Radha, Khader, Shabaana A, Kolls, Jay, McAleer, Jeremy P, Mehta, Shail, Monin, Leticia, Oury, Tim D   +7 more
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