Mycobacterium genavense infections in immunocompromised patients with HIV: A clinical case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued)Key Clinical Message It is essential to consider non‐tuberculosis mycobacterium in HIV‐positive patients with fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, and splenomegaly.
Maryam Moradi, Marjan Hemmatian
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Monitored therapy of sporadic mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium genavense in Atlantic canaries (Serinus canaria) and Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata) [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021 Mycobacteriosis is a significant disease of companion and wild birds which causes emaciation and widely distributed lesions, as well as being a potential zoonosis. Its primary aetiological agents in birds are Mycobacterium avium subsp.
Ledwoń Aleksandra +3 more
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Pseudotumor of the skin due to Mycobacterium genavense
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Mycobacterium genavense is a rare type of nontuberculous Mycobacterium that has been reported to cause disseminated infections in patients who are immunocompromised. Because M.
Sumio Iwasaki +2 more
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Disseminated Infection With Mycobacterium genavense in the Setting of HIV Infection Misdiagnosed as Sarcoidosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesMycobacterium genavense was first identified in a patient with HIV. Here, we describe a 40-year-old man with prolonged fever and mediastinal and abdominal lymphadenopathy, who was initially misdiagnosed with sarcoidosis.
Alireza Eskandari +5 more
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Mycobacterium genavense invading the bone marrow in a HIV‐positive patient [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message Nontuberculous mycobacteria infrequently cause disseminated infections in immunocompetent hosts. However, they are increasingly being recognized in immunocompromised patients.
Christianne Bourlon +2 more
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Mycobacterium genavense infection in two species of captive snakes [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2016 Background: Mycobacterium is an important zoonotic agent with companion, livestock and wildlife animals reportedly playing a role as reservoirs. Although its association with reptiles has been described, the disease cycle remains to be fully established,
Leila Sabrina Ullmann +8 more
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The Underestimated Threat—Mycobacterium Genavense Infection: A Case Report [PDF]
Infectious Disease ReportsBackground/Objectives: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represent a heterogeneous group of pathogens with increasing global prevalence and significant geographical variation in species distribution.
Jannik Sonnenberg +8 more
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Successful rescue TNF-α blocking for Mycobacterium genavense – Related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: A case report [PDF]
HeliyonImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) has been reported in immunocompromised patients with disseminated Mycobacterium genavense. Management relies on high-dose corticosteroids.We describe two cases of late-onset corticosteroid-refractory ...
Sylvain Bodard +2 more
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Disseminated infection by Mycobacterium genavense in an HIV-1 infected patient [PDF]
IDCases, 2020 Opportunistic infections are an important cause of death and morbidity among HIV infected patients. Disseminated infections by nontuberculous mycobacteria are a diagnostic to consider among these patients with a high level of immunosuppression.A 64 year ...
Tomás Robalo Nunes +3 more
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Early Diagnosis of Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense Infection [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 To the Editor: Nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental organisms that cause life-threatening diseases, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. They are increasingly recognized for causing problems in the management of solid-organ transplant recipients, due to improved diagnostic methods as well as increasing numbers and life expectancy of these ...
Victoire de Lastours +6 more
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