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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2001 Background The prevalence of infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous Mycobacterium species in the HIV-infected patient population in Colombia was uncertain despite some pilot studies.
León Clara I +9 more
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Epidemiological profile and follow-up of patients with pulmonary disease by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Baixada Santista area, São Paulo [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2022 Objective To present the frequency and species diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria, estimate the prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease, describe the epidemiological profile, and determine the follow-up of patients with non ...
Andréa Gobetti Vieira Coelho +4 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in patients with bronchiectasis [PDF]
Thorax, 2005 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms. Patients with pre-existing lung damage are susceptible to NTM, but their prevalence in bronchiectasis is unknown. Distinguishing between lung colonisation and disease can be difficult.A prospective study of 100 patients with bronchiectasis was undertaken to evaluate the ...
M, Wickremasinghe +7 more
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2012 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental organisms found in soil and water throughout the world that can cause chronic lung infection, usually in the context of structural lung disease or immunodeficiency.1 There is considerable evidence that rates of NTM infection are increasing in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF).2 In contrast to ...
Uta G, Hill +2 more
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Management of infection with nontuberculosis mycobacteria [PDF]
, 2004 The nontuberculosis mycobacteria are often naturally resistant to the conventional antibiotics and to antituberculosis drugs (1–3). In addition, providing advice for the treatment of nontuberculosis is complicated by the variable and changing ...
Gillespie, Stephen H. +1 more
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A case report of pneumonia due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent patient
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are uncommon pathogens in immunocompetent individuals. We report an unusual case of pneumonia with pleural effusion caused by co-infection with two species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent man in Nigeria.
Olukemi Adekanmbi, Sulaiman Lakoh
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in solid organ transplant recipients: An update
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2016 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are ubiquitous environmental organisms that are now increasingly recognized as important causes of clinical disease in solid organ transplant recipients.
Cybele L. Abad, Raymund R. Razonable
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Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis [PDF]
Thorax, 1998 The clinical significance of the presence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis is unclear. A retrospective case-control study was performed to assess possible risk factors for non-tuberculous mycobacteria and its impact on clinical status in patients with cystic fibrosis.The records of all patients attending ...
J K, Torrens +3 more
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Mycobacteroides abscessus infection in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 A 58‐year‐old woman with tetralogy of Fallot was referred to our hospital with a 2‐month history of hemoptysis and low‐grade fever. The sputum smear on admission showed positive results for acid‐fast bacilli, and comparative genomic analysis of the ...
Tomohiro Akaba +4 more
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