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Misidentification of Mycobacterium paraense as Mycobacterium avium Complex by Accuprobe [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2017
AccuProbe (Hologic, Marlborough, MA) is an FDA-approved commercial test used for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Mycobacterium gordonae, and Mycobacterium kansasii from growth in solid ...
Husain Poonawala, Vincent E. Piscitelli, Lynn Ladutko, Sheldon Campbell   +3 more
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Role of Clofazimine in Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Complex [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), specifically Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), is an increasingly prevalent cause of pulmonary dysfunction. Clofazimine has been shown to be effective for the treatment of M. avium complex, but there were no published large-scale analyses comparing clofazimine to non-clofazimine regimens in MAC treatment.
Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Tess Calcagno, Sareh Sadat Hosseini, Ali Hematian, Neda Yousefi Nojookambari, Mohammadmahdi Karimi-Yazdi, Mehdi Mirsaeidi   +6 more
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Isolation of Mycobacterium avium and other nontuberculous mycobacteria in chickens and captive birds in peninsular Malaysia

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) causes a chronic infectious in the birds known as avian mycobacteriosis. Almost all species of the birds are susceptible to MAC which consists of two closely related species of mycobacteria, that is, M.
Abdul Sattar, Zunita Zakaria, Jalila Abu, Saleha A. Aziz, Gabriel Rojas-Ponce   +4 more
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Prospecting environmental mycobacteria: combined molecular approaches reveal unprecedented diversity [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Environmental mycobacteria (EM) include species commonly found in various terrestrial and aquatic environments, encompassing animal and human pathogens in addition to saprophytes.
A Pontiroli, Abraham Aseffa, Alessandra Pontiroli, AS Amend, BJ Haas, Brian B. Oakley, C Le Dantec, C Lozupone, CM Jordão Junior, D Wagner, DA Stahl, DE Griffith, E Ghaemi, E Iivanainen, E Iivanainen, E Pruesse, E Stackebrandt, E Tortoli, E Tortoli, E Torvinen, E Torvinen, Elizabeth M. H. Wellington, Emma R. Travis, G Devulder, G Muyzer, Girum Erenso, IB Salah, J Kopecky, J Reeder, JA Drewe, JG Caporaso, JG Caporaso, JL Cook, JO Falkinham, JO Falkinham, JS Young, JT Staley, L Marsollier, LC Heller, M Hamady, M Niva, M Uyttebroek, MC Leclerc, MF Thorel, MGA Van Der Heijden, MI Murcia, MT Bailey, NM Leys, Orin Courtenay, PD Schloss, PD Schloss, PEM Fine, RA Kirschner, S Conlan, S Dowd, S Mignard, Sam Mason, Scot E. Dowd, SM Huse, SM Huse, SM September, T Kamala, T Rogall, Tanya T. Khera, TC Covert, U Edwards, V Kunin, W Ludwig, WZ Li, Yoshihiko Hoshino   +69 more
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Evaluation of Aro-Tal-AST complex protein as a marker for differential diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium Infection

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2011
Purpose: Conventional diagnostic techniques for detecting Mycobacterium avium infection are far from satisfactory. As serodiagnostic tests for M. avium infection have been shown to be simple and rapid, the present study was carried out to identify and ...
Kapil Gupta, Indu Verma, Gopal K Khuller, Rajiv Mahajan   +3 more
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Global analyses of TetR family transcriptional regulators in mycobacteria indicates conservation across species and diversity in regulated functions [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Mycobacteria inhabit diverse niches and display high metabolic versatility. They can colonise both humans and animals and are also able to survive in the environment.
A Mitchell, AA Alatoom, AJ Pompeani, AM McGuire, Ashima Singla, C Cole, D Goeke, F Frenois, F Frenois, G Beckers, J Engohang-Ndong, JA Ibarra, JD Thompson, JE Galagan, JR Bolla, K Rutherford, L Aravind, L Cuthbertson, L Cuthbertson, L Liu, L McMurry, LG Dover, M de la Paz Santangelo, M Weigoldt, MA Behr, MA Schumacher, Mahmudul Hasan Sikder, Mike Withers, MP Santangelo, NK Dutta, NM Nesbitt, P Golby, R Brosch, R Geize Van der, Ricardo J. C. Balhana, RJ Balhana, S Hirano, S Moller, Sharon L. Kendall, SK Ahn, SL Kendall, SL Kendall, TC Galvao, TL Bailey, V Vindal, Z Yu   +45 more
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare brain abscess in HIV-positive patient

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2012
Mycobacterial opportunistic infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients living with HIV (PLHIV) worldwide. Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection is one of the leading causes of opportunistic infection in patients with ...
Sampada S Karne, Shashikala A Sangle, Dilip S Kiyawat, Sujata N Dharmashale, Dilip B Kadam, Renu S Bhardwaj   +5 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, Colombatti Olivieri, María Alejandra, Delgado, Fernando Oscar, Gravisaco, Maria Jose Federica, Mon, Maria Laura, Moyano, Roberto Damian, Romano, Maria Isabel, Santangelo, María de la Paz, Travería, Gabriel Eduardo   +8 more
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Recent advances in nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infections [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2019
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are members of the Mycobacterium genus other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. NTM are widely distributed in the environment and are increasingly recognized as causes of chronic lung ...
David Horne, Shawn Skerrett
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Disseminated Mycobacterium peregrinum and Mycobacterium avium infection in a patient with AIDS: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2022
Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are frequently recognized in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAIC) is the most common species.
Chong Kei Lao, Ting-Shu Wu, Kuan-Yin Lin, Ming-Hsun Lee   +3 more
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