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 ...
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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.
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General Overview on Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Biofilms, and Human Infection [PDF]
, 2015 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emergent pathogens whose importance in human health has been growing. After being regarded mainly as etiological agents of opportunist infections in HIV patients, they have also been recognized as etiological agents ...
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Revista de Saúde Pública, 2008 Outbreaks of rapidly growing mycobacteria have been occasionally described. The article reports an outbreak of cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae following mesotherapy in Lima, Peru. From December 2004 through January 2005, 35 subjects who
César V Munayco +11 more
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Gene replacement in Mycobacterium chelonae: application to the construction of porin knock-out mutants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterial opportunistic pathogen closely related to Mycobacterium abscessus that causes cornea, skin and soft tissue infections in humans. Although M.
Vinicius Calado Nogueira de Moura +2 more
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Characterization of Mycobacterium chelonae-like strains by comparative genomics [PDF]
, 2017 Isolates of the Mycobacterium chelonae-M. abscessus complex are subdivided into four clusters (CHI to CHIV) in the INNO-LiPA (R) Mycobacterium spp DNA strip assay. A considerable phenotypic variability was observed among isolates of the CHII cluster.
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Sporotrichoid-Like Spread of Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae in an Immunocompromised Patient
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2017 Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium found in water and soil that can cause local cutaneous infections in immunocompetent hosts but more frequently affects immunocompromised patients.
Daria Marley Kemp +4 more
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Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among tuberculosis patients during a five-year period in Croatia [PDF]
, 2015 Here we evaluated the frequency and identified the main NTM species isolated among all bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis (TB) patients in Croatia from 2007 to 2011.
Janković Makek, Mateja +4 more
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Shedding light on Mycobacterium chelonae and its cutaneous intrusion: A case report
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesBackground: Mycobacterium chelonae, a rapidly proliferating nontuberculous mycobacterium, is renowned for instigating diverse infections, notably those affecting the integumentary system. Despite its pervasive presence in the environment, its propensity
Shankar Lal +3 more
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Sternal wound infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae. [PDF]
, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Sternal wound infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, a member of the rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), is rare and may present without signs and symptoms of systemic infection. METHODS: We present a patient who had a M.
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