Rapid Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Species from Respiratory Specimens Using Nucleotide MALDI-TOF MS [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 We performed a prospective study to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of nucleotide matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in identifying nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) from clinical respiratory ...
Wei Sha, Qin Sun, Xiaocui Wu
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General Overview of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Opportunistic Pathogens: Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium abscessus [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging human pathogens, causing a wide range of clinical diseases affecting individuals who are immunocompromised and who have underlying health conditions.
Aram Yegiazaryan +2 more
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Prevention of aerosol isolation of nontuberculous mycobacterium from the patient's bathroom. [PDF]
ERJ Open Res, 2018 Recent clinical studies have revealed that reappearance of the same nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infection is common after successful standard treatment [1, 2]. Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis, Wallace et al.
Morimoto K +12 more
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From NTM (<i>Nontuberculous mycobacterium</i>) to <i>Gordonia bronchialis</i>-A Diagnostic Challenge in the COPD Patient. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel), 2022 In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory infections are of various aetiology, predominantly viral and bacterial. However, due to structural and immunological changes within the respiratory system, such patients are also prone ...
Franczuk M +7 more
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Donor-defined mesenchymal stem cell antimicrobial potency against nontuberculous mycobacterium. [PDF]
Stem Cells Transl Med, 2021 Chronic nontuberculous mycobacterial infections with Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare complicate bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive airway disease, and the health of aging individuals.
Bonfield TL +6 more
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Nontuberculous mycobacterium: An emerging pathogen: Indian perspective
The International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2021 Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), considered as mere contaminants, are off late, being reported as potential pathogens through various studies. The infections due to NTM range from pulmonary to extra pulmonary including skin and soft-tissue infections ...
Priya Rajendran +2 more
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A case of Rasmussen's aneurysm caused by pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterium. [PDF]
Respirol Case Rep, 2023 Key messageRasmussen's aneurysm was originally described as a rare cause of hemoptysis in tuberculosis. Dilatation of the pulmonary artery wall is caused by tuberculosis inflammation. Recently, the incidence of non‐tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease has increased; it now exceeds that of tuberculosis. We report a Rasmussen's aneurysm due to NTM.
Plantilla M +3 more
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Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Presenting as Chronic Diarrhea and Wasting. [PDF]
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep, 2022 Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) are important in chronically immunosuppressed populations and are a particular threat to solid organ transplant recipients (SOT). However, they are not a common occurrence and have protean manifestations, making it important that clinicians maintain a high degree of suspicion in the correct patient ...
Singh M, Heincelman M.
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Skin and soft tissue infection of Nontuberculous mycobacterium after injection lipolysis
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023 Injection lipolysis is used for body and face contouring due to its minimal invasiveness and cost‐effectiveness, but related complications such as nontuberculous mycobacterium infection significantly affect its clinical application.
Yi Yang +5 more
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The Clinical Utility of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Discriminatory Test among Bacterial, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis. [PDF]
Kidney360, 2022 Key Points Distinguishing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) from bacterial peritonitis early is often challenging.
Fung WW +5 more
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