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Ecology of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic human pathogens that are widespread in the human environment. In fact, NTM surround humans. The basis for their widespread presence in soils and natural and human-engineered waters lies primarily in ...
Joseph O. Falkinham
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2011 Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the most common nontuberculous mycobacterial pathogen in Japan. There are 2 major types of clinical manifestations of MAC disease, including fibrocavitary disease and nodular bronchiectatic disease. Primary treatment of MAC disease is medical treatment.
van Ingen, J, van Soolingen, D
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Nontuberculous mycobacteria can cause disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients and are challenging to treat because of antimicrobial resistance and adverse effects of prolonged multidrug treatment.
Eliza Gil +6 more
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Zambia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Clinical relevance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from 180 chronically ill patients and 385 healthy controls in Zambia was evaluated to examine the contribution of these isolates to tuberculosis (TB)–like disease.
Patricia C.A.M. Buijtels +6 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Immune exhaustion is a condition associated with chronic infections and cancers, characterized by the inability of antigen-specific T cells to eliminate the cognate antigen. Exhausted T cells display a peculiar phenotypic profile and exclusive functional
Andrea Lombardi +4 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To determine whether plumbing could be a source of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection, during 2007–2009 I isolated NTM from samples from household water systems of NTM patients. Samples from 22/37 (59%) households and 109/394 (28%) total samples
Joseph O. Falkinham
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Interdisciplinary Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Pulmonary disease produced by nontuberculous mycobacteria and pulmonary tuberculosis can share clinical signs and symptoms. It is important to discern one from the other in order to provide the proper treatment and programmatic management.
Luis Eduardo Delgado +5 more
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Global trends of pulmonary infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria: a systematic review.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 OBJECTIVES To describe global trends of pulmonary nontuberculus mycobacteria (NTM) infection and disease. METHODS A systematic review of studies including culture-based NTM data over time.
V. Dahl +7 more
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Cureus, 2023 Once considered rare, nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections have garnered increasing attention in recent years. This comprehensive review provides insights into the epidemiology, clinical diversity, diagnostic methods, treatment strategies ...
J. Bhanushali +3 more
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Drug Resistance in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Mechanisms and Models
Biology, 2021 Simple Summary Recently, there has been a considerable rise in infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). These mycobacteria, which comprise a large and diverse range of species, have developed resistance to most conventional antibiotics ...
S. Saxena, H. Spaink, G. Forn-Cuní
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