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Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]

, 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke, Chikamori, Kenichi, Hiraki, Akio, Kishino, Daizo, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Maeda, Tadashi, Murakami, Kazuo, Ogata, Yoshiko, Tanimoto, Mitsune, Ueoka, Hiroshi   +9 more
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Micro‐ and nanomotors in biomedical applications

Responsive Materials, Volume 3, Issue 3, August 2025.
Micro‐ and nanomotors (MNMs), as autonomous devices converting chemical or external energy into mechanical propulsion, have emerged as transformative drug delivery platforms in biomedicine. This review systematically outlines the design principles governing MNMs' propulsion and operation, highlights the applications of MNMs in disease treatment, and ...
Xiangyu Meng, Yuqi Tang, Quan Li
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Multidrug-Resistant Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients [PDF]

, 2014
Worldwide, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have become emergent pathogens of pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, with an estimated prevalence ranging from 5 to 20%.
Aguiar, Fabio Silva, Armstrong, Derek T., Campanini Candido, Pedro Henrique, Chitolina, Fernanda, Coelho, Fabrice Santana, Duarte, Rafael Silva, Folescu, Tania Wrobel, Gomes, Karen Machado, Goncalves Neves, Felipe Piedade, Leao, Sylvia Cardoso, Marques, Elizabeth Andrade, Nogueira de Moura, Vinicius Calado, Nunes, Luciana de Souza, Queiroz Mello, Fernanda Carvalho de, Silva Lourenco, Maria Cristina da, Silva, Marlei Gomes da   +15 more
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Repurposing of FDA‐Approved Drugs to Disrupt Iron Uptake in Mycobacterium abscessus: Targeting Salicylate Synthase as a Novel Approach

Chemical Biology &Drug Design, Volume 106, Issue 2, August 2025.
A drug repurposing strategy was applied against M. abscessus, through a virtual screening of FDA approved drugs on salicylate synthase. Eleven potential ligands were found; among these, three were confirmed as potent inhibitors of the enzyme. ABSTRACT Non‐tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that lead to severe, persistent ...
Giovanni Stelitano, Christian Bettoni, Matteo Mori, Mario Cocorullo, Andrea Tresoldi, Fiorella Meneghetti, Stefania Villa, Laurent R. Chiarelli   +7 more
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First report of occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a heterozygous carrier of chronic granulomatous patient

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infections world-wide, and in 2012, an estimated 8.6 million people developed TB and 1.3 million died from the disease (including 320,000 deaths among HIV-positive people).
Dina Soroush, Payam Tabarsi, Hoda Gudarzi, Esmaeil Mortaz, Ian M Adcock, Ali Akbar Velayati   +5 more
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Lupus Vulgaris on Face: A Case Report From Rural Nepal

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Lupus vulgaris (LV), the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, results from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection via hematogenous, lymphatic, or direct transmission in individuals with moderate immunity and high tuberculin sensitivity. It predominantly affects females, constituting 1%–2% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases, with facial ...
Sabin Kandel, Nikita Shah, Aayush Bist
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Identification of Mycobacterium species isolated from patients using high-performance liquid chromatography in Tehran during 2014-2015 [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are defined as mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which do not cause tuberculosis or leprosy.
Ebrahimi, Soltan Ahmad, Hashemi-Shahraki, Abdolrazagh, Mirzapour, Aliyar, Nazari-Alam, Ali, Yousefi, Masoud, Zaker-Bostanabadi, Saeed   +5 more
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Sternal wound infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae. [PDF]

, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Sternal wound infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, a member of the rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), is rare and may present without signs and symptoms of systemic infection. METHODS: We present a patient who had a M.
Bajwa, Gurjyot, Hirose, Hitoshi, Karbowski, Pawel, Miessau, Joseph, Unai, Shinya   +4 more
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Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium kansasii isolates in the State of São Paulo between 1995-1998

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
Mycobacterium kansasii is the most common cause of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infection and classical identification of this pathogen needs a time consuming phenotypic tests.
Erica Chimara, Carmen Maria Saraiva Giampaglia, Maria Conceição Martins, Maria Alice da Silva Telles, Suely Yoko Mizuka Ueki, Lucilaine Ferrazoli   +5 more
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Impact of multiple disturbances on microbiological quality of urban and peri-urban lakes [PDF]

, 2012
10 p.International audienceThis project will focus on global changes impact on the microbiological quality of urban and peri-urban lakes in Ile-de-France (France). The goal is to better understand the impact of anthropogenic pressures and changes of land
Lucas, Françoise S., Roguet, Adélaïde
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