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Clinical and imaging features in the differentiation of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics
ObjectiveTo compare the clinical and Imaging characteristics between children with pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and children with pneumonia who were initially suspected of PTB, and to explore valuable indicators for differential diagnosis ...
Xiaoxia Wang, Shaomei Huang, Hua Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from mycobacterial culture-positive patients in Shanghai, 2008–2012. MTB, M. tuberculosis; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.

open access: yes, 2014
Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from mycobacterial culture-positive patients in Shanghai, 2008–2012. MTB, M. tuberculosis; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.
Yangyi Zhang (646040)   +7 more
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A Patient With Mycobacteremia Due to Two Different Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

open access: yes, 2022
Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are most common in patients with severe immunosuppression, such as people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and low CD4(+) T-cell counts.
Hill, Eddie, Wooten, Darcy
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Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria in samples from patients in Shanghai by year, 2008–2012.

open access: yes, 2014
Abbreviations: TB, tuberculosis; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria; RGM, rapidly growing mycobacteria; SGM, slowly growing mycobacteria.Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria in samples from patients in Shanghai by year, 2008–2012.
Yangyi Zhang (646040)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Detection, Isolation, and Identification of Mycobacteria That Cause Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease and Tuberculosis

open access: yesPathogens
Pulmonary diseases caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria are increasingly becoming common worldwide and are occurring more frequently alongside pulmonary tuberculosis. Given that pulmonary diseases resulting from nontuberculous mycobacteria and pulmonary
Lyudmila Severova   +14 more
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Antimycobacterial Activity of Laurinterol and Aplysin from Laurencia johnstonii

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2020
Marine environments represent a great opportunity for the discovery of compounds with a wide spectrum of bioactive properties. Due to their large variety and functions derived from natural selection, marine natural products may allow the identification ...
Sara García-Davis   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Diagnostic Performance of Three Commercial Real‐Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Bronchial Washing Specimens: A Large Retrospective Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
This large retrospective study compared the diagnostic performance of three commercial real‐time PCR assays (AdvanSure TB/NTM, Cobas MTB, and Xpert MTB/RIF) for MTBC detection in 3348 bronchial washing specimens. In a head‐to‐head comparison of 740 specimens, the Cobas MTB and Xpert MTB/RIF assays showed markedly higher sensitivity than the AdvanSure ...
Jimyung Kim, Yumi Park
wiley   +1 more source

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Pulmonary Infection in Medical Intensive Care Unit: The Incidence, Patient Characteristics, and Clinical Significance

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM ) pulmonary infection in medical intensive care unit (ICU) is still unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study in the medical ICUs of a medical center in ...
樹金忠;李枝新;王振源;鄭之勛;余忠仁;薛博仁;李麗娜;楊泮池   +1 more
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Environmental mycobacteria – Future directions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015
Understanding environmental mycobacteria and the diseases they cause is woefully lacking. The number of species, their ubiquity in nature and the heterogeneity of their effects on their human hosts have made this a formidable task. Diagnosis is difficult.
D E Schraufnagel
doaj   +1 more source

Extraintestinal Manifestation of Crohn's Disease in the Middle Ear—A Case Report

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
A unique clinical case with extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease in the middle ear, causing severe inflammation and troublesome symptoms. The combination of systemic therapy and surgery curbed the middle ear manifestation upon diagnosis.
Julia Arebro
wiley   +1 more source

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