Fertility intentions and use of contraception among monogamous couples in northern Malawi in the context of HIV testing: a cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]
, 2012 CONTEXT: Knowledge of HIV status may influence fertility desires of married men and women. There is little knowledge about the importance of this influence among monogamously married couples and how knowledge of HIV status influences use of contraception
Baschieri, Angela +7 more
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Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is the main driver of the rise in non-tuberculous mycobacteria incidence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2007–2012 [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolation from humans is increasing worldwide. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EW&NI) the reported rate of NTM more than doubled between 1996 and 2006.
H. Lucy Thomas +7 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2007 Background Current systemic therapy for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection is limited by poor clinical response rates, drug toxicities and side effects.
Jacobs Susan S +3 more
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AIDS-defining illnesses at initial diagnosis of HIV in a large Guatemalan cohort [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAnecdotal evidence suggests that a high proportion of patients diagnosed with HIV in Guatemala present with AIDS. There remain limited data on the epidemiology of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs) in Central America.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Cordon, Andrea Alonzo +6 more
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First report of complex () in a cat from Southeast Asia
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2023 Case summary A 3-year-old castrated male domestic shorthaired cat, with indoor–outdoor access, was presented for chronic, progressive multinodular to generalised subcutaneous nodules covering much of its body.
Hock Siew Han, Danièlle Gunn-Moore
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The looming tide of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Portugal and Brazil [PDF]
, 2016 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely disseminated in the environment and an emerging cause of infectious diseases worldwide. Their remarkable natural resistance to disinfectants and antibiotics and an ability to survive under low-nutrient ...
Alarico, Susana +4 more
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Molecular biology techniques as a tool for detection and characterisation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis [PDF]
, 2002 Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis, also known as Johne’s disease, a chronic intestinal infection in cattle and other ruminants.
Englund, Stina
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What Immunological Defects Predispose to Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections? [PDF]
, 2017 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are categorized as one of the large and diverse groups of environmental organisms which are abundant in water and soil. NTM cause a variety of diseases in humans that mainly affect the lung.
Adcock, IM +7 more
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atpE gene as a new useful specific molecular target to quantify Mycobacterium in environmental samples [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceBackgroundThe environment is the likely source of many pathogenic mycobacterial species but detection of mycobacteria by bacteriological tools is generally difficult and time-consuming.
Accrombessi, Héberte +8 more
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