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Molecular diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacteria
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Diagnosis of infection due to nontuberculous mycobacteria is not easy, as it must be distinguished from colonization or contamination by other nontuberculous mycobacteria.
Portaels, F., Chemlal, K.
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Dyshelly Nurkartika Pascapurnama,1 Nabilla Ghina Zavitri,1 Raspati Cundarani Koesoemadinata,1 Adi Imam Cahyadi,2 Lidya Chaidir2,3 1Research Center for Care and Control of Infectious Diseases, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia ...
Chaidir L +4 more
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In the past eight years, we experienced 94 cases of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolation from the specimens of sputum, gastric juice, pleural fluid and fiberoptic bronchoscopic procedure at Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital. The species of NTM were M. avium complex (MAC) in 23, M. gordonae in 15, M. kansasii in 12, M. fortuitum in 8, M.
IGARI, Hidetoshi +4 more
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The diversity and distribution of Mycobacterium species in varying ecological and climatic environments [PDF]
The species within the genus Mycobacterium are commonly detected in a variety of environments including soil, water and dust. Many species within the group are capable of causing opportunistic diseases and are hypothesised to be responsible for the ...
Khera, Tanya
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Detection and identification of mycobacteria in sputum from suspected tuberculosis patients
Background Detection of Tuberculosis agent like nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) species by culture and microscopic methods remains difficult and time consuming.
Yadi +4 more
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Acetic Acid, the Active Component of Vinegar, Is an Effective Tuberculocidal Disinfectant
Effective and economical mycobactericidal disinfectants are needed to kill both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-M. tuberculosis mycobacteria. We found that acetic acid (vinegar) efficiently kills M. tuberculosis after 30 min of exposure to a 6% acetic
Claudia Cortesia +8 more
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Culture-independent detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria in clinical respiratory samples [PDF]
Culture-based detection of nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) in respiratory samples is time consuming and can be subject to overgrowth by nonmycobacterial bacteria.
Choo, Jocelyn M. +8 more
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Diagnosis of infections caused by mycobacteria, especially nontuberculous mycobacteria still represents a difficult task both in microbiology and pathology.
Schulz, S;Cabras, AD;Kremer, M;Weirich, G;Miethke, T;Bösmüller, HC;Höfler, H;Werner, M;Fend, F
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Fatal Mycobacterium avium meningitis in an HIV-negative Vietnamese man: a case report
Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental mycobacteria that rarely cause human disease, especially in the central nervous system.
Van Thanh Nguyen +9 more
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