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Nontuberculous mycobacterium occurrence in biological material and environmental samples covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Republic of Dagestan

Ветеринария сегодня, 2023
An investigation for causes of tuberculosis occurrence and persistence on farms, as well as of continuous presence of tuberculin reactor animals on tuberculosis-free farms impeding allergy diagnosis revealed that the major cause is the persistence of ...
M. O. Baratov
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Sternal Osteomyelitis Caused by Mycobacterium phlei: Case Report and Literature Review of a Rarely Pathogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacterium

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Mycobacterium phlei is a nonpathogenic, rapidly growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium. We report a rare case of M phlei surgical site infection and sternal osteomyelitis following coronary artery bypass graft.
Mary Kathryn Vance, Christo Cimino, Christina Fiske, Sharon Onguti   +3 more
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The Changing Pattern of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are human opportunistic pathogens whose source of infection is the environment. These include both slow-growing (eg, Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium avium) and rapid-growing (eg, Mycobacterium abscessus and ...
Joseph O Falkinham
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T-Cell Exhaustion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Perspectives [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Immune exhaustion is a condition associated with chronic infections and cancers, characterized by the inability of antigen-specific T cells to eliminate the cognate antigen. Exhausted T cells display a peculiar phenotypic profile and exclusive functional
Andrea Lombardi, Simone Villa, Valeria Castelli, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori   +4 more
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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pneumonia Caused by Mycobacterium immunogenum: A Case Report and Literature Review

Infection and Drug Resistance
Shujuan Huang,1,* Yanwan Shangguan,2,* Wanru Guo,1 Zhongkang Ji,1 Xiuyuan Jin,1 Ruihong Zhao,1 Lin Zheng,1 Yuping Wang,1 Liangxiu Jiang,1 Kaijin Xu1 1State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical ...
Huang S, Shangguan Y, Guo W, Ji Z, Jin X, Zhao R, Zheng L, Wang Y, Jiang L, Xu K   +9 more
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The Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin 6 Auto-paracrine Signaling Loop Controls Mycobacterium avium Infection via Induction of IRF1/IRG1 in Human Primary Macrophages

mBio, 2021
The prevalence of lung diseases caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria, such as Mycobacterium ...
Alexandre Gidon, Claire Louet, Lisa Marie Røst, Per Bruheim, Trude Helen Flo   +4 more
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First case report of Mycobacterium canariasense native mitral valve endocarditis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Mycobacterium canariasense is a relatively newly discovered, rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium first described in 17 patients with fever in the Canary Islands, Spain, in 2004.
Kowthar Salman Hassan, Prashanth Kumar P, Rahma Al Owaisi, Adil H. Al Kindi, Saleh Al Azri, Chamila Adikaram, Zakariya Al Balushi, Faryal Khamis, Ibrahim Al Busaidi   +8 more
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Mycobacterium hainanense sp. nov. represents an emerging nontuberculous Mycobacterium associated with chronic pulmonary disease. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly recognized as important opportunistic pathogens, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. We discovered a newly identified NTM, initially misidentified as Mycobacterium paraffinicum, isolated from ...
Kuang D, Liu F, Liu W, Li J, Tian S, Wang Y, Zhong Y, Li H, Pei H, Huang H, Xia Q.   +10 more
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Nrf2 Regulates Granuloma Formation and Macrophage Activation during Mycobacterium avium Infection via Mediating Nramp1 and HO-1 Expressions

mBio, 2021
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in pulmonary infections.
Masayuki Nakajima, Masashi Matsuyama, Mio Kawaguchi, Takumi Kiwamoto, Yosuke Matsuno, Yuko Morishima, Kazufumi Yoshida, Mingma Sherpa, Kai Yazaki, Hajime Osawa, Masafumi Muratani, Yukio Ishii, Nobuyuki Hizawa   +12 more
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A Ventral Hernia-repair–related Mycobacterium mageritense Mesh Infection Treated with NPWT without Mesh Removal

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Summary:. Abdominal hernias are often repaired using prosthetic mesh, which is susceptible to infections. Normally, it is necessary to remove the mesh.
Junji Ando, MD, Riyo Miyata, MD, Masayuki Harada, MD, Mika Takeuchi, MD, Kei Kasahara, MD, PhD, Yuji Yoshimoto, MD, Fumikazu Koyama, MD, PhD, Masamitsu Kuwahara, MD, PhD   +7 more
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