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Evaluation of MODS Culture in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009
Background and ObjectivesCulture of M. tuberculosis is the golden standard for the diagnosis of TB which is a much more sensitive test than Smear examination. There is a strong need to use the new assays in order to speed up diagnostic methods.
Z. Aminzadeh, F. Fallah, B. Manafian, P. Baghaei   +3 more
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Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocytes in artificial beaches of Itaipu Lake, Paraná, Brazil

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2017
Cryptosporidiosis is an emerging zoonosis that causes many outbreaks worldwide. Its main route of transmission is the consumption of contaminated water or food. In Brazil, data on to the occurrence of cryptosporidiosis in animals and in humans are scarce;
Alessandra Snak, Pedro Rodrigo Hillesheim Soares, Erton Gomes da Silva, Mallú Jagnow Sereno, Felipe Gustavo Garcia, Marcia Benedita de Oliveira Silva, Silvia Cristina Osaki   +6 more
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Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and ustar easyNAT™ TB IAD for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania : a prospective descriptive study [PDF]

, 2016
Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become a standard approach for diagnosis of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNAT TB IAD nucleic acid amplification assays, against ...
AT Cruz, CA Wright, CA Wright, CA Wright, CC Anunobi, CC Boehme, CJL Murray, CM Denkinger, CM Denkinger, CM Perez-Velez, D Hillemann, E Penz, Edward Masika, ES Cibas, F Ardito, FA Mhimbira, Hans-Peter Beck, Hassan Chande, J Ayugi, J Cohen, JA Seddon, JB Reitsma, Klaus Reither, L Coetzee, Levan Jugheli, M Pai, Maira Bholla, Mohamed Sasamalo, Neema Kapalata, PJ Dodd, R Fang, RR Kazwala, S Chakravorty, SGM Mfinanga, SH Siddiqi, SM Newton, Tracy R. Glass, Ustar Biotechnologies, World Health Organization, X Ou   +39 more
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A Case Report on Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in an Otherwise Healthy Individual—A Diagnostic Challenge

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection can mimic tuberculosis (TB) in immunocompetent individuals, leading to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Clinicians should consider nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in patients unresponsive to anti‐tubercular therapy (ATT), especially in endemic regions.
Abdulla Bin Hridoy, Shadman Newaz, Moontasir Ahmed, Jannat Ara Tina, Supritom Sarker, Anika Tabassum, Mohammad Zakaria Al‐Aziz, Md. Robed Amin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examination of smears for tubercle bacilli by Fluorescence Microscopy [PDF]

, 1959
IN underdeveloped countries, laboratory facilities for the bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis are at present, very limited. Cultural methods are unlikely to be used on a large scale for many years to come.
Holst, Else, Mitchison, D A, Radhakrishna, S   +2 more
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Coinfection by Ureaplasma spp., Photobacterium damselae and an Actinomyces-like microorganism in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with pleuropneumonia stranded along the Adriatic coast of Italy [PDF]

, 2016
A case of pleuropneumonia is reported in an adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found stranded in 2014 along the Central Adriatic coast of Italy.
Camm\ue0, Cesare, Curini, Valentina, Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda, Di Francesco, Gabriella, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Di Provvido, Andrea, Ferri, Nicola, Mazzariol, Sandro, Proietto, Umberto   +8 more
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Peritoneal Dialysis‐Related Mycobacterium fortuitum Exit‐Site/Tunnel Infection in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In patients in peritoneal dialysis (PD) who develop exit site and/or catheter tunnel infections, expeditious identification of the causative organism and early implementation of treatment are important to ensure good outcomes. Among the many causative organisms, the diagnosis of Mycobacterium fortuitum is particularly challenging, with its ...
Rina Takahashi, Hiroshi Tamura, Keishiro Furuie, Hiroko Nagata, Shohei Kuraoka   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Tan Thiam Hok, Ziehl Neelsen and Fluorochrome as Acid-Fast Bacilli Staining Methods in Sputum [PDF]

, 2005
Because of its simplicity, rapidity, low cost and relatively sensitive, sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy is the primary tool for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis and follow up of therapy. This experiment is aimed to determine the
Alisyahbana, B. (Bachti), Karuniawati, A. (Anis), Melia, W. (Wia), Nilawati, S. (S), Parwati, I. (Ida), Prawoto, P. (Prawoto), Risdiyani, E. (E), Rosana, Y. (Yeva), Sudiro, T. M. (T)   +8 more
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Middle ear tuberculosis: Diagnostic criteria [PDF]

, 2009
Introduction. Tuberculous otitis is a diagnostic problem due to the difficulty to obtain microbiological, histomorphological and cytological confirmation of the disease. Objective. Our objective was to compare clinical and radiological characteristic and
Dudvarski Zoran, Ješić Snežana, Jotić Ana, Milenković Branislava, Nešić Vladimir, Slijepčević Nikola, Stošić Svetlana   +6 more
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A Granulomatous Puzzle: Tubercular Lymphadenitis Without AFB Clues

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Tubercular lymphadenitis (TBL) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), accounting for 20%–40% of EPTB cases. We present you a case of a 45‐year‐old male presented with gradually progressive swelling in the lower right side of the jaw for 2 months. At his initial consultation at another center, a diagnosis of carcinoma of
Anupriya Sah, Iccha Kumar Maharjan, Pragya Regmee, Abhinaya Luitel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source