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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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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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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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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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Prospecting environmental mycobacteria: combined molecular approaches reveal unprecedented diversity [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Environmental mycobacteria (EM) include species commonly found in various terrestrial and aquatic environments, encompassing animal and human pathogens in addition to saprophytes.
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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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Validity of Diagnosis Code–Based Claims to Identify Pulmonary NTM Disease in Bronchiectasis Patients
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Nontuberculous mycobacteria infection is increasing in incidence and can lead to chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease. We investigated the accuracy of diagnosis code–based nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease claims among Medicare beneficiaries in
Jennifer H. Ku +4 more
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A case of nontuberculous mycobacteria-associated thyroiditis mimicking subacute thyroiditis
Acta Radiologica Open, 2021 We describe a case of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in the thyroid gland in a 54-year-old woman who had painful thyroid enlargement. Ultrasonography showed ill-defined hypoechoic lesions without increased vascularity in both upper lobes of the ...
Hee Joong Lim +4 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are free-living organisms ubiquitously present in the environment. In recent times, NTM gained much importance due to the increase in incidence globally.
T. Kalpana +3 more
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