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Infection with Mycobacterium lepromatosis [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016 Microbiologically speaking, the ancient scourge of leprosy has a new face. Considered a curse for millennia, the causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, was first described by Armauer Hansen in 1874. This inaugurated the field of medical microbiology, preceding the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. But M. leprae is not cultivable, a fact that has
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Mycobacterium riyadhense infections
Saudi Medical Journal, 2015 Mycobacterium riyadhense is a newly described slowly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterium species. We describe 2 new cases of Mycobacterium riyadhense infections presenting with extra-pulmonary involvement, and reviewed all previously reported cases in the literature. We also describe the spectrum of the disease and explore treatment options based on
Saad, Mustafa M. +5 more
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IDCases, 2018 Mycobacterium neoaurum is a rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium which is ubiquitous in nature. While it can cause line related infections in immunocompromised host, case reports of urinary tract infections, cutaneous infections, pulmonary ...
Saqib Walayat +3 more
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Mycobacterium kyorinenseInfection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013 To the Editor: Mycobacterium kyorinense is a nonpigmented, slowly growing mycobacterium that was initially isolated in 2007 from a patient with pneumonia in Japan (1,2). The sequences of the 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB genes of M. kyorinense were closely related to, but different from, those of the type strains of M. celatum and M.
Hiroaki Ohnishi +19 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Nontuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infections are increasing in prevalence across the world. In many cases, treatment options for these infections are limited.
Sacha J Pidot +3 more
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Mycobacterium marinum INFECTION IN BUFONIDAE [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 1981 Mycobacterium marinum was isolated from lesions of two Bufonidae. Microscopic examination of tissues collected at necropsy of six Bufonidae revealed lesions containing acid-fast bacteria in the liver, lung, kidney, intestine and skin. Acid-fast bacteria occurred in alveoli and airways of lung and in lumen of intestine.
J N, Shively +4 more
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THE BIOLOGY OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION.
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2013 Tuberculosis (TB) still poses a major threat to mankind and during the last thirty years we have seen a recrudescence of the disease even in countries where TB was thought to be conquered. It is common opinion that more effective control tools such as new diagnostics, a new vaccine and new drugs are urgently needed to control the global pandemic ...
Delogu, Giovanni +2 more
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Mycobacterium chubuense hand infection
IDCases, 2020 Mycobacterium chubuense is a scotochromogenic rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM), a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM)that was first characterized in 1981. This case report describes a rare case of M. chubuense infection in the right hand of a 53-year-old man who lived in the coastal areas of Zhejiang province, China.
Jian Ruan, Xue-Yuan Li, Hong Chen
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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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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2020 Background: Mycobacterial infections are important and potentially life-threatening complications after organ transplantations. Notably, for the recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), there are a few supporting results ...
Yao-Chung Liu +11 more
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