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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020 Laparoscopic port-site infections, though infrequent, undermine the advantages provided by minimally invasive surgeries. Persistent nonhealing discharging sinuses, not responding to conventional antibiotic therapy, pose diagnostic and therapeutic ...
Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas +3 more
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Recent advances in nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infections
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 ...
D. Horne, S. Skerrett
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Identification of Mycobacterium species isolated from patients using high-performance liquid chromatography in Tehran during 2014-2015 [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are defined as mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which do not cause tuberculosis or leprosy.
Ebrahimi, Soltan Ahmad +5 more
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Outbreak of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Joint Prosthesis Infections, Oregon, USA, 2010–2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 We investigated a cluster of Mycobacterium fortuitum and M. goodii prosthetic joint surgical site infections occurring during 2010–2014. Cases were defined as culture-positive nontuberculous mycobacteria surgical site infections that had occurred within ...
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Achieving Optimal Health With Host‐Directed Therapies (HDTs) in Infectious Diseases—A New Horizon
Advanced Therapeutics, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2025.Host‐directed therapies (HDTs) represent a transformative approach in infectious disease management by targeting host factors to enhance immune responses and inhibit viral replication. This innovative strategy leverages advanced genomics and gene editing technologies, offering promising avenues for improved patient outcomes and a new horizon in ...
Amol D. Gholap +10 more
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926. Outbreak of Invasive Nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) Infections Associated With a Pediatric Dental Practice [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018 Abstract Background In 2016, an Orange County, California, pediatric dental clinic’s contaminated water system led to the largest outbreak of odontogenic NTM infections yet described. Methods Mandatory reporting and active case ...
Lisa Tran +9 more
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Anomalies in T cell function are associated with individuals at risk of mycobacterium abscessus complex infection [PDF]
, 2018 The increasing global incidence and prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection is of growing concern. New evidence of person-to-person transmission of multidrug-resistant NTM adds to the global concern.
Bell, Scott C. +8 more
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mBio, 2018 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) frequently detected in drinking water (DW) include species associated with human infections, as well as species rarely linked to disease. Methods for improved the recovery of NTM DNA and high-throughput identification of
S. Haig +3 more
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Clinically Relevant Metallic Nanoparticles in Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Therapy
Advanced Therapeutics, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2025.Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, with drug‐resistant strains exacerbating the issue. Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) show promise in TB diagnosis as sensor probes and in combination therapy with antimycobacterial drugs, requiring further pre‐clinical and clinical research for clinical translation.
Christianah Aarinola Akinnawo +1 more
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Jingying Xu, Qian Huang, Jianhua Yu, Shourong Liu, Zongxing Yang, Fei Wang, Yue Shi, Er Li, Zhaoyi Li, Yunlei Xiao Department of Infectious Diseases, Affiliated Hangzhou Xixi Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310023 ...
Xu J +9 more
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