Dapsone/Pyrimethamine May Prevent Mycobacterial Disease in Immunosuppressed Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus [PDF]
Dapsone exhibits activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in vitro. We retrospectively examined the incidence of mycobacterial diseases within a randomized prospective trial of prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii
Furrer, Hansjakob +11 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]
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Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a growing public health concern worldwide, particularly affecting the elderly and immunocompromised population.
Jeong-Gyu Choi +16 more
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Automated quantitative drug susceptibility testing of non-tuberculous mycobacteria using MGIT 960/EpiCenter TB eXiST [PDF]
Objectives To assess the predictive value of in vitro drug susceptibility testing (DST) in slow-growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), knowledge on quantitative levels of drug susceptibility should be available.
Böttger, Erik C. +4 more
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Detection of Tropheryma whippelii DNA in a patient with AIDS [PDF]
A case of an AIDS patient infected with the Whipple's disease bacterium, Tropheryma whippelii, is reported. A DNA fragment with sequence specificity for the 16S rRNA gene of the bacterium was detected by PCR in a duodenal biopsy specimen from a 55-year ...
Hartmann, M +3 more
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Whole-genome phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium avium complex from clinical respiratory samples
The Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a common causative agent causing nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease worldwide. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on a total of 203 retrospective MAC isolates from respiratory specimens ...
Chew Ka Lip +5 more
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Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients Negative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Switzerland [PDF]
Over the last decades, the rate of isolation of tubercle bacilli has declined in the developed countries, while the incidence of infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has increased.
Brandli, Otto +3 more
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Enhanced heterogeneity of rpoB in Mycobacterium tuberculosis found at low pH.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to gain an insight into the molecular mechanisms of the evolution of rifampicin resistance in response to controlled changes in the environment.
Allnutt, Jon +8 more
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A review of the microbiological problems and biofilms associated with Mycobacterium chimaera in heater cooler units used for cardiopulmonary bypass [PDF]
Walker, Jimmy +9 more
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Surgical management of Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection in children [PDF]
M L, Cowan +3 more
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