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Bovine NK cells can produce gamma interferon in response to the secreted mycobacterial proteins ESAT-6 and MPP14 but not in response to MPB70 [PDF]

, 2005
Bovine NK cells have recently been characterized and the present study describes the interaction between NK cells, antigen-presenting cells, and secreted mycobacteriall proteins.
Jungersen, Gregers, Anne K. Storset, Kulberg, Siri, Kulberg, S., Preben Boysen, Boysen, Preben, Jayne C. Hope, Siri Kulberg, Ingrid Olsen, Boysen, P., Storset, Anne K., Olsen, Ingrid, Storset, A.K., Hope, J.C., Gregers Jungersen, Hope, Jayne; id_orcid   +15 more
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Osteomyelitis Infection of Mycobacterium marinum: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015
Mycobacterium marinum (M. marinum) is a ubiquitous waterborne organism that grows optimally at temperatures around 30°C. It is a nontuberculous Mycobacterium found in nonchlorinated water with worldwide prevalence.
Hao H. Nguyen, Nada Fadul, Muhammad S. Ashraf, Dawd S. Siraj   +3 more
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Bone and joint infections due to opportunistic mycobacteria, a review of French experience

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015
Aims and objectives: Bone and joint infections due to environmental mycobacteria are rare and can develop very slowly. The source for these outbreaks is generally tap water supplies.
Véronique Vincent
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Mixed Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium smegmatis infection in an adult‐onset immunodeficiency patient with anti‐interferon‐γ autoantibodies

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Anti‐interferon‐gamma autoantibody (AIGA) is a rare adult‐onset immunodeficiency disease that increases the risk of occult infection. Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections represent a diverse group of species and subspecies, and mixed infections ...
Yun‐Tse Chou, Wei‐An Liao, Chin‐Wei Kuo   +2 more
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Evaluation of a PCR-based universal heteroduplex generator assay as a tool for rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru.

, 2003
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is an increasing health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. The PCR-UHG-Rif assay, which detects mutations within the rpoB gene associated with rifampin resistance, was evaluated for its ability and ...
Sonia H. Montenegro, Teresa Valencia, Luz Caviedes, Evans, Carlton A, Holger Mayta, Valencia, Teresa, Fanny Arenas, Arenas, Fanny, Montenegro, Sonia H, Ortiz, Jaime, Jaime Ortiz, Gilman, Robert H, Carlton A. Evans, Ticona, Eduardo, Robert H. Gilman, Chumpitaz, Rosa, Williams, Diana L, Tuberculosis Working Group in Perú, Eduardo Ticona, Rosa Chumpitaz, Mayta, Holger, Caviedes, Luz, Diana L. Williams   +22 more
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Mycobacterium massiliense BRA100 strain recovered from postsurgical infections: resistance to high concentrations of glutaraldehyde and alternative solutions for high level disinfection Mycobacterium massiliense clone BRA100 associado a infecções pós-cirúrgicas: resistência a altas concentrações de glutaraldeído e produtos alternativos para desinfecção de alto nível

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2010
PURPOSE: To evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of GTA against these microorganisms and alternative disinfectants for high-level disinfection (HLD). METHODS: Reference mycobacteria and clinical M. massiliense strains were included in this
Nádia Suely de Oliveira Lorena, Marcos Bettini Pitombo, Patrícia Barbur Côrtes, Maria Cristina Araújo Maya, Marlei Gomes da Silva, Ana Carolina da Silva Carvalho, Fábrice Santana Coelho, Neide Hiromi Tokumaru Miyazaki, Elizabeth Andrade Marques, Alberto Chebabo, Andréa D'Ávila Freitas, Otília Lupi, Rafael Silva Duarte   +12 more
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"Mycobacterium ulcerans" disease and treatment : a histopathological perspective [PDF]

, 2011
Summary: Buruli ulcer (BU) caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is a chronic necrotizing skin disease with the highest prevalence in West-African countries.
Ruf, Marie-Thérèse
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Beyond the Needle: Unmasking Atypical Mycobacteria in Postvaccination Abscesses in Children

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Introduction: Atypical or nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an environmental organism responsible for opportunistic infection. Rapid-growing NTM are more commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections.
Amar Shah, Devesh N. Joshi, Anirudh Shah
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A single-nucleotide-polymorphism real-time PCR assay for genotyping of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in peri-urban Kampala [PDF]

, 2015
Accurate and high-throughput genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may be important for understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB).
Eddie M. Wampande, Kathleen Eisenach, Mary Nsereko, Stavroula K. Hatzios, Wampande, Eddie M., Hatzios, Stavroula K., Mayanja, Harriet K., Mupere, Ezekiel, Gagneux, Sebastien, Eisenach, Kathleen, Joloba, Moses L., Moses L. Joloba, Achan, Beatrice, Ezekiel Mupere, Nsereko, Mary, Sebastien Gagneux, Harriet K. Mayanja, null null, Boom, W Henry, Boom, W. Henry, W Henry Boom, Tuberculosis Research Unit,, Beatrice Achan   +22 more
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Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana. [PDF]

, 2014
During August 2010-December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M.
Abass, KM, Frimpong, M, Richard O. Phillips, Debrah, A, Duah, Mabel Sarpong, Abotsi, J, Debrah, Alexander, Kretschmer, B, Sarfo, FS, Gisela Bretzel, Marc Jacobsen, Sarfo, Fred S., Birte Kretschmer, Ohene Adjei, Bernhard Fleischer, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Mabel Sarpong Duah, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, M, Justice Abotsi, Abotsi, Justice, Kabiru M. Abass, Bretzel, Gisela, Ampem-Amoako, Y, Adjei, Ohene, Beissner, M, Fleischer, Bernhard, Michael Frimpong, Adjei, O, Alexander Debrah, Abass, Kabiru M., Jacobsen, Marc, Marcus Beissner, Ampem-Amoako, Yaw, Duah, MS, Yaw Ampem-Amoako, Frimpong, Michael, Phillips, RO, Bretzel, G, Wansbrough-Jones, M, Fleischer, B, William Thompson, Thompson, William, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark, Kretschmer, Birte, Thompson, W, Beissner, Marcus, Fred S. Sarfo   +47 more
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