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The multiple roles of the NlpC_P60 peptidase family in mycobacteria – an underexplored target for antimicrobial drug discovery

open access: yesFEBS Letters, Volume 599, Issue 9, Page 1203-1221, May 2025.
The NlpC_P60 superfamily of peptidases is recognised by its key role in bacterial cell wall homeostasis. Recently, studies have also described the involvement of NlpC_P60‐like enzymes in bacterial competitive mechanisms and pathogenesis across several lineages.
Catharina dos Santos Silva   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients Negative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Over the last decades, the rate of isolation of tubercle bacilli has declined in the developed countries, while the incidence of infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has increased.
Brandli, Otto   +3 more
core  

An immunocompromised dialysis patient with skin and bone lesions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Patients with chronic kidney failure have disturbances of immune function involving both innate and adaptive systems. These result in both immunodepression which increases susceptibility to infection and immunoactivation leading to a chronic inflammatory
Brown   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Assessment of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge Regarding Nontuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2024: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 39, Issue 10, May 2025.
A comprehensive and schematic illustration of the study's methods and materials. ABSTRACT Background Nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental pathogens that can cause pulmonary infections, especially among the immunocompromised population. There is limited research on healthcare professionals' knowledge of NTM infections in Ethiopia.
Teklehaimanot Kiros   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in a clinical presentation of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: a case report with multigene diagnostic approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is caused by inflammation of perihepatic capsules associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. In recent years, infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been increasingly occurring in ...
Hang-Yong Jang   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Rifampicin‐Induced Lung Injury in Mycobacterium shinjukuense Infection: A Case Report

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2025.
We report a case of drug‐induced lung injury caused by rifampicin during the treatment of M. shinjukuense infection, with a review of the literature. ABSTRACT A 70‐year‐old woman with sputum and cough was diagnosed with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease based on multiple cultures of Mycobacterium shinjukuense and computed tomography (CT ...
Yoshimasa Hachisu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections: a potential complication of cosmetic procedures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Interest in surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures has increased significantly over the last few decades. Billions of dollars are spent on these procedures annually.
Chirch, Lisa M.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Achieving Optimal Health With Host‐Directed Therapies (HDTs) in Infectious Diseases—A New Horizon

open access: yesAdvanced Therapeutics, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2025.
Host‐directed therapies (HDTs) represent a transformative approach in infectious disease management by targeting host factors to enhance immune responses and inhibit viral replication. This innovative strategy leverages advanced genomics and gene editing technologies, offering promising avenues for improved patient outcomes and a new horizon in ...
Amol D. Gholap   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for atypical mycobacterial disease in patients with smear positive pulmonary TB [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) can cause severe infection in selected groups of patients and is very difficult to be differentiated from TB infection clinically or radiologically leading to miss diagnosis and wrong treatment in these cases, the Aim ...
Elhawary, Abeer T., Shaarawy, Hany
core   +2 more sources

The Comparison of Biochemical and Sequencing 16S rDNA Gene Methods to Identify Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

open access: yesArchives of Razi Institute, 2014
The identification of Mycobacteria in the species level has great medical importance. Biochemical tests are laborious and time-consuming, so new techniques could be used to identify the species.
Shafipour1, M.   +4 more
doaj  

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