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A highly conserved transcriptional repressor controls a large regulon involved in lipid degradation in Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis TetR-type regulator Rv3574 has been implicated in pathogenesis as it is induced in vivo, and genome-wide essentiality studies show it is required for infection.
Withers, Mike   +41 more
core   +1 more source

Development of medical point-of-care applications for renal medicine and tuberculosis based on electronic nose technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
INTRODUCTION: Current clinical diagnostics are based on biochemical, immunological or microbiological methods. However, these methods are operator dependent, time consuming, expensive and require special skills, and are therefore not suitable for ...
Fend, Reinhard
core   +6 more sources

Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Italy, found 15 schoolchildren had active TB disease and 173 had latent TB infection. TB was also identified in 2 homeless men near the school. Diagnostic delay, particularly
Marino Faccini   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sensitive detection of gene expression in mycobacteria under replicating and non-replicating conditions using optimized far-red reporters. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Fluorescent reporter proteins have proven useful for imaging techniques in many organisms. We constructed optimized expression systems for several fluorescent proteins from the far-red region of the spectrum and analyzed their utility in several ...
Schreuder Lise J.   +39 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Immigrant Tuberculosis Screening in Industrialized Countries

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
In industrialized countries, tuberculosis (TB) cases are concentrated among immigrants and driven by reactivation of imported latent TB infection (LTBI).
Manish Pareek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Prisoners, Tianjin, China

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
The high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among prisoners calls for interventions to identify latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before disease onset.
Guoqin Zhang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from a family of 18th century Hungarians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The naturally mummified remains of a mother and two daughters found in an 18th century Hungarian crypt were analysed, using multiple molecular genetic techniques to examine the epidemiology and evolution of tuberculosis.
Spigelman, Mark   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Infection in 2 Elephants, Nepal

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Tuberculosis in elephants is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We identified mixed M. tuberculosis lineage infection in 2 captive elephants in Nepal by using spoligotyping and large sequence polymorphism. One elephant was infected with Indo-
Sarad Paudel   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of infection with nontuberculosis mycobacteria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The nontuberculosis mycobacteria are often naturally resistant to the conventional antibiotics and to antituberculosis drugs (1–3). In addition, providing advice for the treatment of nontuberculosis is complicated by the variable and changing ...
Gillespie, Stephen H.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Query into Tuberculosis Infection Screening and Management among Pregnant Migrants, Europe

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases
Pregnant migrant women face increased tuberculosis vulnerability. We queried clinicians in Europe on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection screening and management among pregnant migrants.
Filippo Cioli Puviani   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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