"Mycobacterium tilburgii" Infections
To the Editor: Advanced molecular biologic methods have improved the species differentiation and taxonomic classification of microorganisms, including nontuberculous mycobacteria. Identifying and characterizing an increasing number of "new" mycobacterial species of medical importance is now possible.
Dirk Wagner+6 more
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Mycobacterium bolletii Respiratory Infections
Contrary to other species in the Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus complex, we reidentified M. bolletii strains isolated from 4 respiratory patients and found these strains to be uniformly resistant to clarithromycin.
Toïdi Adékambi, Michel Drancourt
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Co-infections and antimicrobial resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae among patients with pulmonary infections attending tertiary health facilities in Makurdi, Nigeria [PDF]
Background: Pulmonary infections (Pls) cause mortality in elderly patients that have co-morbidities. These infections are life-threatening in the younger population, especially in infants and children.
Ageje Isaac+9 more
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of substance abuse among pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients and to assess the association of socioeconomic factors associated with substance abuse among PTB attending tuberculosis clinics at tertiary hospitals in
Muhammad Adil+2 more
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Review of the international clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of lung infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria [PDF]
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) include more than 190 species and subspecies. Some NTM species can cause human diseases of the lungs or extrapulmonary infections.
Zhestkov A.V.+4 more
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Rapid detection and immune characterization of Mycobacterium abscessus infection in cystic fibrosis patients. [PDF]
Cystic fibrosis patients are highly susceptible to infections with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Especially Mycobacterium abscessus infections are common but reliable diagnosis is hampered by non-specific clinical symptoms and insensitive mycobacterial ...
Mathis Steindor+5 more
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Background Mycobacterial infections in cats are challenging to treat and incompletely described. Hypothesis/objectives To describe the features of mycobacterial infections in cats from northern California.
Matthew J. L. Munro+2 more
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Identification of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria by Line Probe Assay and Determination of Drug Resistance Patterns of Isolates in Iranian Patients [PDF]
The potentially pathogenic Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging nowadays which result in pulmonary and non-pulmonary infections in human. This group of bacteria consists of at least 200 different species.
Morteza Karami-Zarandi+7 more
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Mycobacterium marinum infection
A 64-year-old man presented for evaluation of tender pustules that developed on his right hand and subsequently spread up his arms in a sporotrichoid manner. Owing to the prominent history of recent trauma followed by fish tank exposure, the patient was started on doxycycline for coverage of Mycobacterium marinum.
Tran, Hien+2 more
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Clinical and radiological features of Mycobacterium kansasii infection and Mycobacterium simiae infection [PDF]
This retrospective study sought to systematically identify clinical and radiological features of Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium simiae infections. The sample included consecutive patients with a culture-positive diagnosis of M. simiae infection (n=102) or M.
Jihad Bishara+12 more
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