Port-site infections by nontuberculous mycobacterium: A retrospective clinico-microbiological study
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017 Background: Port-site infection (PSI) is a prevailing, chronic, nagging, treatment refractory complication of laparoscopic surgery (LS). It neutralizes the advantages of minimally invasive surgery and increases morbidity, treatment cost of patient ...
R. Ghosh +5 more
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General Overview on Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Biofilms, and Human Infection [PDF]
, 2015 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emergent pathogens whose importance in human health has been growing. After being regarded mainly as etiological agents of opportunist infections in HIV patients, they have also been recognized as etiological agents ...
Faria, Sónia +2 more
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Antimycobacterial Activity of Laurinterol and Aplysin from Laurencia johnstonii
Marine Drugs, 2020 Marine environments represent a great opportunity for the discovery of compounds with a wide spectrum of bioactive properties. Due to their large variety and functions derived from natural selection, marine natural products may allow the identification ...
Sara García-Davis +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Purpose To analyze the clinical characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) ocular infections and the species-specific in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility.
Hsiao-Sang Chu +3 more
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A case report of cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium neoaurum
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Cutaneous infection due to Mycobacterium neoaurum in immune‐competent individuals had only been reported in limited cases. The point that makes our case very impressive was its cutaneous infection, and presentation in the immune ...
Alireza Mohebbipour‐Loren +3 more
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An immunocompromised dialysis patient with skin and bone lesions [PDF]
, 2010 Patients with chronic kidney failure have disturbances of immune function involving both innate and adaptive systems. These result in both immunodepression which increases susceptibility to infection and immunoactivation leading to a chronic inflammatory
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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.
Suguru Kurosawa +6 more
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Cervical abscess in an immunocompetent patient with Mycobacterium malmoense pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium malmoense is a nontuberculous mycobacteria seen mainly in two age groups and with different clinical presentations. Most patients are male adults presenting clinical symptoms and signs similar to those of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Barroso, L +7 more
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Skin and soft tissue infection by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an immunocompetent patient
IDCases, 2020 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections still represent a large group of insidious diseases hard to deal with. Traditionally, immunocompromised patients suffer from NTM infections, especially with respiratory involvement or disseminated diseases due
Alessio Pampaloni +9 more
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US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and European Cystic Fibrosis Society consensus recommendations for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in individuals with cystic fibrosis [PDF]
, 2015 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms that can cause chronic pulmonary infection, particularly in individuals with preexisting inflammatory lung disease such as cystic fibrosis(CF).
Bilton, Diana +19 more
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