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Case report: Mycobacterium chimaera-induced lymph node infection in a patient with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm misdiagnosed as tuberculous lymphadenitis. [PDF]
Front Public HealthHerein, we report a case of lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium chimaera. A 54-year-old woman with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm was admitted to the hospital with cervical lymphadenopathy.
Sun Y, Zhang C, Lu B, Chen J, Pan X.
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Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Mycobacterium Chimaera [PDF]
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2019 Nontuberculous mycobacteria cause severe pulmonary, vascular graft, and bloodstream infections after cardiac surgery. Patient prognosis remains poor because of delays in diagnosis and treatment. Complicated aortic root infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria have been mostly fatal.
Vishal N, Shah +3 more
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Occurrence and Clinical Relevance of Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov., Germany
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Retrospective molecular genetic analysis of 166 Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates showed that 143 (86%) strains could be assigned to Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov. Of 97 patients from whom M. chimaera sp. nov.
Birgitta Schweickert +6 more
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Investigation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a primary hospital from southeastern China
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019 Introduction: Non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) can colonize the human body, leading to opportunistic infection. This study was conducted to analyze the NTM species composition in a primary hospital and investigate the potential features of the ...
Xinling Pan +6 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Objectives: To report an isolate of Mycobacterium intracellulare subsp. chimaera with multiple mutations in 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene, resulting in the false-negative reaction to the transcription-reverse transcription concerted (TRC) method for ...
Atsushi Togawa +7 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Accurate and timely mycobacterial species identification is imperative for successful diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).
L. Elaine Epperson +11 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Background Mycobacterium chimaera is a recently described species within the Mycobacterium avium complex. Its pathogenicity in respiratory tract infection remains disputed.
Rolain Jean-Marc +5 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera infection masquerading as a lung mass in a healthcare worker
IDCases, 2019 Mycobacterium chimaera, a nontuberculous mycobacterium, is a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). This microorganism has recently gained significant notoriety for its association with outbreaks in patients exposed to contaminated heater ...
Christian I. Rosero, Wael E. Shams
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Characterization of a novel variant of Mycobacterium chimaera
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2012 In this study, nonchromogenic mycobacteria were isolated from pulmonary samples of three patients in the Netherlands. All isolates had identical, unique 16S rRNA gene and 16S-23S ITS sequences, which were closely related to those of Mycobacterium chimaera and Mycobacterium marseillense.
van Ingen, J. +8 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Investigations of a worldwide epidemic of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera associated with heater–cooler devices in cardiac surgery have been hampered by low clinical awareness and challenging diagnoses.
Rami Sommerstein +6 more
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