Background Cellulitis caused by Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare has rarely been described. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is a rare cause of septic arthritis after intra-articular injection, though the causative role of injection is difficult to ...
Murdoch David M, McDonald Jay R
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Population-Based Distribution of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare in Japan
This study aimed to clarify the population-based distributions of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare in Japan. We conducted a combined analysis of the national insurance claim and microbiological databases.
Kozo Morimoto +3 more
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Fertility intentions and use of contraception among monogamous couples in northern Malawi in the context of HIV testing: a cross-sectional analysis. [PDF]
CONTEXT: Knowledge of HIV status may influence fertility desires of married men and women. There is little knowledge about the importance of this influence among monogamously married couples and how knowledge of HIV status influences use of contraception
Baschieri, Angela +7 more
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Clinical Characteristics, Molecular Diagnosis, and Drug Resistance Profiles of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections: A Retrospective Analysis Using PCR Melting Curve Technology. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging global pathogens. This study aimed to analyze the clinical features, species distribution, and drug resistance profiles of NTM infections in a northern Chinese hospital. A retrospective cohort study included 1769 patients with suspected mycobacterial infection from August 2023 to July 2025.
Wang K, Xu D, Gao Y, Zhao W, Ma K.
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Rapid method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis identification using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry analysis of mycolic acids [PDF]
Mycolic acids (MAs), which play a crucial role in the architecture of mycobacterial cell walls, were analyzed using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. A targeted analysis based on the 10 most abundant and characteristic multiple reaction
Beata Janiszewska-Drobinska +38 more
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Enterocolonic Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
A man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome underwent endoscopic evaluation of a 6week history of severe abdominal pain and diarrhea. His count of CD31CD41 T-lymphocytes was 0 cells/mL blood, and his viral load was 572 000 copies of human immunodeficiency virus 1 RNA/mL plasma.
Mark Li-cheng, Wu +3 more
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Occurrence and Clinical Relevance of Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov., Germany
Retrospective molecular genetic analysis of 166 Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates showed that 143 (86%) strains could be assigned to Mycobacterium chimaera sp. nov. Of 97 patients from whom M. chimaera sp. nov.
Birgitta Schweickert +6 more
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“Mycobacterium indicus pranii” Is a Strain of Mycobacterium intracellulare [PDF]
In the recent publication “Comparative Analyses of Nonpathogenic, Opportunistic, and Totally Pathogenic Mycobacteria Reveal Genomic and Biochemical Variabilities and Highlight the Survival Attributes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis,” Rahman et al.
David C. Alexander, Christine Y. Turenne
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Objectives: Characteristics of the Mycobacterium avium–intracellulare complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) caused by distinct subspecies remain uncertain. Methods: This study was conducted from 2013–2015 in three hospitals in Taiwan. Results: Among the 144
Chia-Ling Chang +4 more
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AIDS-defining illnesses at initial diagnosis of HIV in a large Guatemalan cohort [PDF]
BackgroundAnecdotal evidence suggests that a high proportion of patients diagnosed with HIV in Guatemala present with AIDS. There remain limited data on the epidemiology of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs) in Central America.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Cordon, Andrea Alonzo +6 more
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