Frontiers in Oncology, 2014 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are acid-fast bacteria that are ubiquitous in the environment and can colonize soil, dust particles, water sources and food supplies.
Khalid Ahmed Al-Anazi +2 more
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Large-Restriction-Fragment Polymorphism Analysis of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium terrae Isolates [PDF]
, 2003 Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium terrae were reported to be frequently present in the environment of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG trial area in south India. Six isolates of M. chelonae and four isolates of M.
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Outbreak of Tattoo-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Skin Infections.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND On April 29, 2015, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) was notified by a local dermatologist of three patients with suspect nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection after receiving tattoos at a local ...
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in a clinical presentation of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: a case report with multigene diagnostic approach [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is caused by inflammation of perihepatic capsules associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. In recent years, infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been increasingly occurring in ...
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PeerJ, 2018 Background Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection is increasing worldwide. Current epidemiological data and knowledge of risk factors for this disease are limited. We investigated the trends in and risk of NTM infection in Northeast Thailand during
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria pathogenesis and biofilm assembly
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emergent pathogens whose importance in human health has been gaining relevance after being recognized as etiological agents of opportunist infections in HIV patients.
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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.
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Studio di un nuovo algoritmo diagnostico per l’identificazione dei micobatteri non tubercolari (NTM) [PDF]
, 2016 NTM (Non tuberculous mycobacteria) count more than 160 species, widely dispersed in the environment as saprophites, but they can cause severe infections in human.
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Whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological analysis do not provide evidence for cross-transmission of mycobacterium abscessus in a cohort of pediatric cystic fibrosis patients [PDF]
, 2015 Mycobacterium abscessus has emerged as a major pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and has been associated with poor clinical outcomes, particularly following lung transplant.
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Infection and Drug ResistanceShujuan Huang,1,* Yanwan Shangguan,2,* Wanru Guo,1 Zhongkang Ji,1 Xiuyuan Jin,1 Ruihong Zhao,1 Lin Zheng,1 Yuping Wang,1 Liangxiu Jiang,1 Kaijin Xu1 1State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical ...
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