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Discriminatory ability of hypervariable variable number tandem repeat loci in population-based analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, London, UK [PDF]

, 2009
To address conflicting results about the stability of variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci and their value in prospective molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we conducted a large prospective population-based analysis of all M ...
Brown, T, Drobniewski, FA, Nikolayevskyy, VN, Velji, P   +3 more
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Mycobacterium abscessus ssp. abscessus infection progressing to empyema from vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient without pulmonary disease: a case report

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019
Background Pleural involvement by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in patients without distinct pulmonary disease is extremely rare. Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) with or without pulmonary disease is also a rare clinical presentation of NTM infection ...
Naoki Kadota, Tsutomu Shinohara, Hiroyuki Hino, Yuichiro Goda, Yoshiro Murase, Satoshi Mitarai, Fumitaka Ogushi   +6 more
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The Role of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Detection on Oral Mucosa in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine, 2023
Background. Tuberculosis is one of the world's health problems, with larger mortality rate than HIV/AIDS. In order to control this disease, a new and inexpensive diagnostic method is needed.
Reiska Kumala Bakti, Bagus Soebadi, Diah Savitri Ernawati, Ni Putu Made Mertaniasih   +3 more
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ACCase 6 is the essential acetyl-CoA carboxylase involved in fatty acid and mycolic acid biosynthesis in mycobacteria [PDF]

, 2009
Mycolic acids are essential for the survival, virulence and antibiotic resistance of the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Inhibitors of mycolic acid biosynthesis, such as isoniazid and ethionamide, have been used as efficient drugs for the ...
Bazet Lyonnet, Bernardo, de la Iglesia, Agustina Inés, Gago, Gabriela Marisa, Gramajo, Hugo Cesar, Kurth, Daniel German, Lin, Ting Wang, Morbidoni, Héctor Ricardo, Tsai, Shiou Chuan   +7 more
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How mycobacterium tuberculosis infection could lead to the increasing risks of chronic fatigue syndrome and the potential immunological effects: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been shown to be associated with infections. Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly prevalent infectious disease. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and post-tuberculosis experience similar symptoms.
Tse-Yen Yang, Cheng-Li Lin, Wei-Cheng Yao, Chon-Fu Lio, Wen-Po Chiang, Kuan Lin, Chien-Feng Kuo, Shin-Yi Tsai   +7 more
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DNA repair systems and the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: varying activities at different stages of infection [PDF]

, 2010
Mycobacteria, including most of all MTB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), cause pathogenic infections in humans and, during the infectious process, are exposed to a range of environmental insults, including the host's immune response.
Adams, Afanasev, Alina E. Gorna, Aly, Arnold, Bacon, Banu, Bergval, Betts, Boshoff, Boshoff, Bostanabad, Burney, Capelli, Chan, Chan, Cheng, Cooper, Cubillos-Ruiz, Darwin, Darwin, Das, Davis, Dos Vultos, Dubnau, Durbach, Farnia, Fennelly, Filliol, Fleischmann, Flint, Fontan, Friedberg, Frischkorn, Fu, Fu, Gaynor, Gordhan, Graham, Grishko, Guthlein, Hampshire, Hazbon, Hughes, Jain, Jaroslaw Dziadek, Jiao, Kapur, Karakousis, Karakousis, Karunkaran, Katti, Kesavan, Kim, Ko, Ko, Korycka-Machala, Krokan, Kurthkoti, Kurthkoti, Lari, Lever, Loudon, MacMicking, Malshetty, Martinez, Mokrousov, Moller, Movahedzadeh, Mulder, Munoz-Elias, Muttucumaru, Nguyen, Niemann, Nikolayevskyy, Nouvel, O'sullivan, Olano, Peccia, Peccia, Pitcher, Rachman, Rachman, Rad, Ramaswamy, Richard P. Bowater, Riley, Saito, Sander, Sassetti, Sassetti, Saunders, Schnappinger, Schwab, Sherman, Sinha, Sinha, Smeulders, Springer, Srivastava, Stephanou, Talaat, Talaat, Tang, Tsai, Venkatesh, Vilcheze, Voskuil, Voskuil, Waddell, Wanner, Warner, Weikert, Wiid, Wiseman, World Health Organization, Zaczek, Zainuddin   +117 more
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Diagnostic Utility of a Mycobacterium Multiplex PCR Detection Panel for Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases is increasing worldwide, and tuberculosis remains highly prevalent. Rapid and accurate microbial diagnoses of both tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are required.
Yoshifumi Uwamino, Akio Aono, Yu Tomita, Kozo Morimoto, Masahiro Kawashima, Hirofumi Kamata, Yuka Sasaki, Hideaki Nagai, Naoki Hasegawa, Satoshi Mitarai   +9 more
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Tuberculosis in Dr Granville's mummy: a molecular re-examination of the earliest known Egyptian mummy to be scientifically examined and given a medical diagnosis [PDF]

, 2010
‘Dr Granville's mummy’ was described to the Royal Society of London in 1825 and was the first ancient Egyptian mummy to be subjected to a scientific autopsy.
Abu Al-Soud W., Boom R., David E. Minnikin, Forbes B. A., Granville A. B., Gurdyal S. Besra, Harer W. B., Helen D. Donoghue, Hellyer T. J., John H. Taylor, Mark Spigelman, Minnikin D. E., Oona Y.-C. Lee, Tapp E., Taylor G. M., Taylor G. M.   +15 more
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New and Improved Diagnostics for Detection of Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2011
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global emergency and continues to kill 1.7 million people globally each year. Drug-resistant TB is now well established throughout the world and most TB patients are not being screened for drug resistance ...
Affolabi, Albert, Banerjee, Blakemore, Boehme, Brossier, Bwanga, Caws, Coronel, Drews, Ellner, Ellner, Farnia, Fears, Garza-González, Gupta, Helb, Hillemann, Kiet, Kim, Lemaire, Lin, Ling, Martin, Martin, Martin, Migliori, Migliori, Minion, Morcillo, Neonakis, Nicol, Pai, Palomino, Piersimoni, Sandgren, Sohn, Van Rie, Visalakshi, Visalakshi, Wallis, Wright   +41 more
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In vitro effects of the new oral β-lactamase inhibitor xeruborbactam in combination with oral β-lactams against clinical Mycobacterium abscessus isolates

Microbiology Spectrum
Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), particularly Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus (M. abscessus), are increasingly being recognized as etiological agents of NTM pulmonary disease. However, treatment options for M.
Izumi Yamatani, Akio Aono, Keiji Fujiwara, Takahiro Asami, Keisuke Kamada, Yuta Morishige, Yuriko Igarashi, Kinuyo Chikamatsu, Yoshiro Murase, Hiroyuki Yamada, Akiko Takaki, Kosaku Komiya, Satoshi Mitarai   +12 more
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