Methodological and Clinical Aspects of the Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Mycobacteria. [PDF]
SUMMARY Molecular typing has revolutionized epidemiological studies of infectious diseases, including those of a mycobacterial etiology. With the advent of fingerprinting techniques, many traditional concepts regarding transmission, infectivity, or pathogenicity of mycobacterial bacilli have been revisited, and their conventional
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Current methods in the molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria. [PDF]
In the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) diseases, as in all infectious diseases, the key issue is to define the source of infection and to disclose its routes of transmission and dissemination in the environment. For this to be accomplished, the ability of discerning and tracking individualMycobacteriumstrains is
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Platensimycin Activity against Mycobacterial β-Ketoacyl-ACP Synthases [PDF]
Background - There is an urgent need for the discovery and development of new drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, especially due to the recent emergence of multi-drug and extensively-drug resistant strains ...
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Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Ontario, Canada, 2020
We measured annual prevalence of microbiologically defined nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in Ontario, Canada. Mycobacterium avium prevalence was 13 cases/100,000 persons in 2020, a 2.5-fold increase from 2010, indicating a large increase in ...
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Trends in Untreated Tuberculosis in Large Municipalities, Brazil, 2008–2017
We adapted a mathematical modeling approach to estimate tuberculosis (TB) incidence and fraction treated for 101 municipalities of Brazil during 2008–2017. We found the average TB incidence rate decreased annually (0.95%), and fraction treated increased (
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Tuberculosis in Lemurs and a Fossa at National Zoo, Madagascar, 2022
We diagnosed Mycobacterium tuberculosis in captive lemurs and a fossa in Antananarivo, Madagascar. We noted clinical signs in the animals and found characteristic lesions during necropsy. The source of infection remains unknown.
Marni LaFleur +11 more
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Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis – prevalence, symptoms, diagnostics and treatment
As a class of bacteria, mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), also known as nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), affect both immunocompetents and immunodeficients. Non-specific clinical symptoms caused by these bacteria include respiratory diseases, which often results in delayed diagnosis.
Marcin Kołodziej +6 more
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Uniting for Ukraine Tuberculosis Screening Experience, San Francisco, California, USA
Ukraine surveillance data suggest high tuberculosis (TB) incidence, including multidrug resistance. Of 299 newcomers from Ukraine screened in San Francisco, California, USA, by using an interferon-γ-release-assay (IGRA) and chest radiograph, 7.4% were ...
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Dehalogenation of Haloalkanes byMycobacterium tuberculosisH37Rv and Other Mycobacteria [PDF]
ABSTRACTHaloalkane dehalogenases convert haloalkanes to their corresponding alcohols by a hydrolytic mechanism. To date, various haloalkane dehalogenases have been isolated from bacteria colonizing environments that are contaminated with halogenated compounds.
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Metabolic activity of mature biofilms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other non-tuberculous mycobacteria [PDF]
AbstractMycobacteria are classified into two groups, fast- and slow-growing. Often, fast-growing mycobacteria are assumed to have a higher metabolic activity than their slower counterparts, but in mature biofilms this assumption might not be correct.
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