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A solitary pulmonary nodule caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. BCG after intravesical BCG treatment: a case report

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) as a treatment for superficial bladder cancer rarely causes pulmonary complications. While published cases have been pathologically characterized by multiple granulomatous lesions due
Mariko Itai, Mari Yamasue, Shuichi Takikawa, Kosaku Komiya, Yukiko Takeno, Yuriko Igarashi, Yasushi Takeshita, Kazufumi Hiramatsu, Satoshi Mitarai, Jun-ichi Kadota   +9 more
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The Roles of Host Noncoding RNAs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Tuberculosis remains a major health problem. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, can replicate and persist in host cells.
Li Wei, Kai Liu, Qingzhi Jia, Hui Zhang, Qingli Bie, Qingli Bie, Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang   +7 more
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Trends in the incidence of Rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in northeastern Nigeria

Scientific African, 2022
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a respiratory bacterial pathogen that causes Tuberculosis. About one-quarter of the global population is infected, most of which are asymptomatic with a 5–15% risk of developing active disease across their lifespan.
Muhammad M. Ibrahim, Tom M. Isyaka, Umoru M. Askira, Jidda B. Umar, Mustafa A. Isa, Adam Mustapha, Akbar Salihu   +6 more
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Neutrophils in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Vaccines, 2023
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) continues to be a leading cause of mortality within developing countries. The BCG vaccine to promote immunity against M. tb is widely used in developing countries and only in specific circumstances within the United States.
Cheldon Ann Alcantara, Ira Glassman, Kevin H. Nguyen, Arpitha Parthasarathy, Vishwanath Venketaraman   +4 more
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A major role for ferroptosis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis–induced cell death and tissue necrosis

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2019
Necrotic cell death during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is considered host detrimental since it facilitates mycobacterial spread. Ferroptosis is a type of regulated necrosis induced by accumulation of free iron and toxic lipid peroxides. We
Eduardo P. Amaral, Diego L. Costa, Sivaranjani Namasivayam, N. Riteau, Olena Kamenyeva, Lara R Mittereder, K. Mayer-Barber, B. Andrade, A. Sher   +8 more
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Prevalence of infection and rifampicin resistance among presumptive tuberculosis cases visiting tuberculosis clinic of Adare General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objective: Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a public health threat in resource-limited countries where it is easily disseminated and difficult to control.
Degineh Belachew Andarge, Tariku Lambiyo Anticho, Getamesay Mulatu Jara, Musa Mohammed Ali   +3 more
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In vitro activities of contezolid (MRX-I) against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
A novel oxazolidinone for the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been developed, but the activity of contezolid (MRX-I) still needs to be clarified.
Huiru An, Wenna Sun, Xiao Liu, Tianhao Wang, Juan Qiao, Jianqin Liang   +5 more
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Ultrasensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of MPT64 secretory antigen to evaluate Mycobacterium tuberculosis viability in sputum

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objectives: This study examined Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-secreted MPT64 as a surrogate of bacterial viability for the diagnosis of active pulmonary TB (PTB) and for follow-up treatment.
Kentaro Sakashita, Rikiya Takeuchi, Keita Takeda, Mikio Takamori, Kensuke Ito, Yuriko Igarashi, Eiji Hayashi, Mari Iguchi, Masahiro Ono, Tetsuya Kashiyama, Masatoshi Tachibana, Jun Miyakoshi, Koichi Yano, Yu Sato, Miyake Yamamoto, Kengo Murata, Akihiko Wada, Kinuyo Chikamatsu, Akio Aono, Akiko Takaki, Hideaki Nagai, Akira Yamane, Masahiro Kawashima, Mariko Komatsu, Kazunari Nakaishi, Satoshi Watabe, Satoshi Mitarai   +26 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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