Results 21 to 30 of about 139,802 (315)
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
doaj +1 more source
Mycobacterium marinum lymphocutaneous infection [PDF]
Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous mycobacteria with worldwide distribution that lives in fresh or salt water and is responsible for infections in fish, and sometimes in humans. Human disease consists mainly of cutaneous nodules, but deep structure involvement may also occur. Diagnosis of M.
Bouceiro-Mendes, R +8 more
openaire +4 more sources
Mycobacterium chubuense hand infection
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
openaire +3 more sources
Mycobacterium interjectumLung Infection [PDF]
A 62-year-old male presented with productive cough, weight loss, and night sweats. CXR revealed a right upper lobe cavitary lesion. Evaluation was negative forMycobacterium tuberculosis, and sputum revealedMycobacterium avium intracellulare(MAI).
M. C. Mirant-Borde +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Mycobacterium szulgai cavitary lung disease progression over a three year period – A case report
Mycobacterium szulgai is a slow growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium associated with rare but severe infections. It most commonly presents as pulmonary disease in people with underlying structural lung disease.
Michael C. Croix, Sonal S. Munsiff
doaj +1 more source
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection usually presents with a wide range of manifestations. Although HIV patients are prone to pulmonary infections by opportunistic pathogens in the late stage of AIDS, manifesting the disease with pulmonary ...
Thamer H. Alenazi +5 more
doaj +1 more source
A 78-year-old man with a previous diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis on prolonged treatment with corticosteroids presented with intense and progressive pain at the cervical level that prevented him from resting his head and walking, in addition to an ...
Samuel Sevilla-Fuentes +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Skin and soft tissue infection by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an immunocompetent patient
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
doaj +1 more source
OBJECTIVE: One hundred thirty-one cases of postsurgical infections were reported in Southern Region of Brazil between August 2007 and January 2008.
Fernanda Monego +9 more
doaj +1 more source
Ruxolitinib is a JAK-1/JAK-2 inhibitor indicated for the treatment of polycythemia vera and primary or secondary myelofibrosis. Only one patient (0.2%) was diagnosed with tuberculosis among the 485 patients receiving ruxolitinib in the four pivotal ...
Sylvain Lescuyer +9 more
doaj +1 more source

