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Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate Use of Phages in 20 Patients With Drug-Resistant Mycobacterial Disease

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Nontuberculous Mycobacterium infections, particularly Mycobacterium abscessus, are increasingly common among patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchiectatic lung diseases.
R. Dedrick, Bailey E. Smith, Madison Cristinziano, K. Freeman, D. Jacobs-Sera, Y. Belessis, A. Whitney Brown, K. Cohen, R. Davidson, D. van Duin, Andrew B. Gainey, Cristina Berastegui Garcia, C. R. Robert George, G. Haidar, Winnie Ip, J. Iredell, A. Khatami, J. Little, Kirsi Malmivaara, B. McMullan, D. Michalik, A. Moscatelli, J. Nick, M. G. Tupayachi Ortiz, H. Polenakovik, P. Robinson, M. Skurnik, D. Solomon, J. Soothill, H. Spencer, P. Wark, A. Worth, R. Schooley, C. Benson, G. Hatfull   +34 more
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Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Omadacycline for the Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Infections

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Mycobacterium abscessus is a virulent human pathogen. Treatment is complex and often poorly tolerated with suboptimal rates of eradication, highlighting the need for improved therapeutics.
C. Mingora, W. Bullington, P. Faasuamalie, A. Levin, Gabriella Porter, Ryan Stadnick, C. Varley, D. Addrizzo-Harris, C. Daley, K. Olivier, K. Winthrop, S. Dorman, P. Flume   +12 more
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Mycobacterium genavense Causing Lung Abscess in an Immunocompetent Individual

Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2021
Mycobacterium genavense is a rare nontuberculous mycobacterium, known to cause serious infections in HIV-infected patients and immunocompromised individuals. The diagnosis of M.
Ria Lawrence, R Narasimhan
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Mycobacterium abscessus skin infection after tattooing - Case report [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that has been affecting people undergoing invasive procedures, such as videosurgery and mesotherapy. This bacterium has global distribution, being found in numerous niches.
Pétra Pereira de Sousa, Rossilene Conceição da Silva Cruz, Antonio Pedro Mendes Schettini, Danielle Cristine Westphal   +3 more
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Surface-Shaving Proteomics of Mycobacterium marinum Identifies Biofilm Subtype-Specific Changes Affecting Virulence, Tolerance, and Persistence

mSystems, 2021
Mycobacteria are naturally resilient, and mycobacterial infections are notoriously difficult to treat with antibiotics, with biofilm formation being the main factor complicating the successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB).
Kirsi Savijoki, Henna Myllymäki, Hanna Luukinen, Lauri Paulamäki, Leena-Maija Vanha-aho, Aleksandra Svorjova, Ilkka Miettinen, Adyary Fallarero, Teemu O. Ihalainen, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma, Tuula A. Nyman, Mataleena Parikka   +11 more
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections during cancer therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review

ERJ Open Research, 2022
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are drugs growingly employed in the treatment of cancers, but there are still uncertainties about their possible role in the risk of developing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections.
A. Lombardi, A. Gramegna, Margherita Ori, Cecilia Azzarà, F. Blasi, A. Gori   +5 more
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Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections versus Tuberculosis among Autopsied HIV Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
In industrialized countries, Mycobacterium avium complex and other nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are major causes of opportunistic infection-related deaths in HIV patients.
Cho-Han Chiang, Pui-Un Tang, Gin Hoong Lee, T. Chiang, Cho-Hung Chiang, K. S. Ma, C. Fang   +6 more
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Disseminated nontuberculous infections withMycobacterium genavenseduring sarcoidosis: FIGURE 1. [PDF]

European Respiratory Review, 2009
Sarcoidosis is a chronic disease characterised by the development and accumulation of granulomas in multiple organs. We report two observations of disseminatedMycobacterium genavenseinfection in patients with proven sarcoidosis. High fever and abdominal pain appeared at 8 and 18 months following the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy.
M. Ffrench, D. Peyramond, Florence Ader, André Boibieux, Christian Chidiac, Gérard Carret, H. Dumouchel-Champagne, C. Charlier-Woerther   +7 more
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Rare enough ? Cardiac Device‐related pocket Infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are rare causes of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)‐related infections and may lead to device‐related endocarditis, so preventing them is key. We present a case of CIED‐related pocket infection due to Mycobacterium
Reshma Golamari, Nitasa Sahu, Rama Vunnam, Dhirisha Bhatt, Rameet Thapa, Ravi Patel, Rohit Jain   +6 more
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Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections in Hospitalized Patients, United States, 2009–2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) cause pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections in susceptible persons. To characterize the epidemiology of skin and soft tissue (SST) and disseminated extrapulmonary infections caused by NTM in the United States, we used ...
E. Ricotta, J. Adjemian, R. Blakney, Y. Lai, S. Kadri, D. R. Prevots   +5 more
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