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Increasing reports of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 1995-2006 [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria have long been identified as capable of causing human disease and the number at risk, due to immune-suppression, is rising. Several reports have suggested incidence to be increasing, yet routine surveillance-based
Abubakar, Ibrahim, Kruijshaar Michelle E, Ormerod, LP, Moore, Jonathan E., Ormerod L, L Peter Ormerod, Abubakar, I, Kruijshaar, Michelle E, Drobniewski, F, Moore Jonathan E, Kruijshaar, Michelle E., Drobniewski, Francis, Abubakar Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abubakar, Kruijshaar, ME, Ormerod, L. Peter, Michelle E Kruijshaar, Moore, JE, Francis Drobniewski, Ormerod, L Peter, Jonathan E Moore, Moore, Jonathan E, Drobniewski Francis   +22 more
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Mycobacterial peritonitis: difference between non-tuberculous mycobacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

, 2014
Unlike tuberculous peritonitis, peritonitis due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has unclear clinical manifestations. This study aimed to clarify the clinical manifestations and laboratory results of NTM peritonitis and compare it to tuberculous ...
Shu, C. -C.;Wang, J. -T.;Wang, J. -Y.;Yu, C. -J.;Lee, L. -N., 李麗娜 ;余忠仁 ;樹金忠 ;王振泰 ;王振源   +1 more
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Atypical mycobacterial cervical lymphadenopathy in a 2-year-old girl

Pediatria Polska, 2023
Lymphadenopathy is a common clinical condition in the paediatric population. In 50% of cases it occurs in otherwise healthy children, and in 75% it presents as a localized form. Lymphadenopathy lasting more than 3 months is defined as chronic.
Anna Fedorowicz, Michal Jerzy Pasierbek, Wojciech Korlacki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria: update on epidemiology and management

, 2011
To provide an update on the frequency, distribution, risk factors and in vitro susceptibility of ocular infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria.   Retrospective study of university clinic patients.
Darlene Miller, Dalia O Girgis, Carol L Karp, Karp, Carol L, Miller, Darlene, Girgis, Dalia O   +5 more
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Modern Methods of Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

Антибиотики и Химиотерапия
Recently, an active increase in the incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis has been registered, which is determined not only by the improvement of methods for detecting non-tuberculous mycobacteria, but also by a fairly high level of awareness of ...
G. N. Genatullina, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, M. A. Samotrueva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Editorial: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and bronchiectasis

Frontiers in Tuberculosis
Octavio M. Rivero-Lezcano, Octavio M. Rivero-Lezcano, Octavio M. Rivero-Lezcano, Ramiro López-Medrano, Jaime Esteban, Jaime Esteban, Jaime Esteban   +6 more
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Pulmonary Disease Caused by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria [PDF]

Respiration, 2016
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) include more than 160 ubiquitous, environmental, acid-fast-staining bacterial species, some of which may cause disease in humans. Chronic pulmonary infection is the most common clinical manifestation. Although patients suffering from chronic lung diseases are particularly susceptible to NTM pulmonary disease, many ...
Nasstasja, Wassilew, Harald, Hoffmann, Claire, Andrejak, Christoph, Lange   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

What Is the Significance of an Accelerated BCG Reaction in Children Living in Low Tuberculosis Incidence Countries?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim In high tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries, accelerated Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) reactions are considered markers of prior Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure and may prompt investigation. Their significance in low‐incidence countries is unclear.
Widad Al Salmi, Niall Johnston, Emma Birrell, Adam W. Bartlett, Pamela Palasanthiran, Brendan J. McMullan, Phoebe C. M. Williams   +6 more
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Comparative Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Multi‐Segment Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis Treated Through the Posterior “Detour Method” Versus the Combined Anterior–Posterior Approach: A Technique Note and Preliminary Retrospective Study

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
A simple schematic diagram; the red dashed arrow indicates the direction of surgical decompression. ABSTRACT Objective With the progress of spinal tuberculosis treatment theory and surgical tools, how to further improve the surgical efficacy, reduce surgical trauma, and increase safety in multi‐segmental spinal tuberculosis is still controversial ...
Dian Zhong, Wei Zeng, Guosheng Zhao, Yu Du, Yang Wang, Zhenyong Ke   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

La tuberculose humaine et animale au Tchad : contribution à la mise en évidence et caractérisation des agents causaux et leur implication en santé publique [PDF]

, 2004
Chad is a high-incidence country for clinical tuberculosis. Within the last decade, the annual incidence rate increased from 120 human tuberculosis cases per 100’000 people to 370/100’000 in 2004.
Diguimbaye, Colette
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