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Preseptal cellulitis is a common pediatric infection, typically caused by bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus species. However, in rare cases, atypical pathogens, including mycobacteria, may be implicated, particularly in ...
Goutham Rajasekar +3 more
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Experimental infection of the pig with Mycobacterium ulcerans: a novel model for studying the pathogenesis of Buruli ulcer disease. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer (BU) is a slowly progressing, necrotising disease of the skin caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. Non-ulcerative manifestations are nodules, plaques and oedema, which may progress to ulceration of large parts of ...
Miriam Bolz +12 more
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Mycobacterium bolletii Respiratory Infections
Contrary to other species in the Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus complex, we reidentified M. bolletii strains isolated from 4 respiratory patients and found these strains to be uniformly resistant to clarithromycin.
Toïdi Adékambi, Michel Drancourt
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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
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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
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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
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Culture-independent detection and characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. africanum in sputum samples using shotgun metagenomics on a benchtop sequencer [PDF]
Tuberculosis remains a major global health problem. Laboratory diagnostic methods that allow effective, early detection of cases are central to management of tuberculosis in the individual patient and in the community.
Emma L. Doughty +17 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis acg Gene Is Required for Growth and Virulence In Vivo.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis dosRS two-component regulatory system controls transcription of approximately 50 genes including hspX, acg and Rv2030c, in response to hypoxia and nitric oxide conditions and within macrophages and mice.
Hu, Y +6 more
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Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF for detection of tuberculosis from blood samples of HIV-infected adults confirms Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia as an indicator of poor prognosis. [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death among HIV-infected adults, in part because of delayed diagnosis and therefore delayed initiation of treatment.
Allain, Theresa J +18 more
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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
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