Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease: new epidemiology and management concepts

L Lande, J George, T Plush - Current Opinion in Infectious …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Individuals who have proven to be susceptible to MAC-related pulmonary disease should
institute measures to reduce exposure to environmental sources of infection. Further …

[HTML][HTML] Complete nontuberculous mycobacteria whole genomes using an optimized DNA extraction protocol for long-read sequencing

JM Bouso, PJ Planet - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a major cause of pulmonary and
systemic disease in at-risk populations. Gaps in knowledge about transmission patterns …

MST1R mutation as a genetic cause of Lady Windermere syndrome

KL Becker, P Arts, M Jaeger… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The prevalence of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (pNTM) disease is increasing
[1]. The most commonly isolated disease-causing NTMs belong to the Mycobacterium avium …

Airborne pathogens inside automobiles for domestic use: assessing in-car air decontamination devices using Staphylococcus aureus as the challenge bacterium

SA Sattar, B Zargar, KE Wright… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Family cars represent∼ 74% of the yearly global output of motorized vehicles. With a life
expectancy of∼ 8 decades in many countries, the average person spends> 100 min daily …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic Mycobacterium avium skin and soft tissue infection complicated with scalp osteomyelitis possibly secondary to anti-interferon-γ autoantibody …

X Xu, X Lao, C Zhang, C Cao, H Ding, Y Pang… - BMC Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease is commonly an opportunistic
infection frequently found in immunocompromised individuals, but sometimes can also be …

[PDF][PDF] 非结核分枝杆菌病诊断与治疗专家共识解读

唐神结 - 中国医刊, 2016 - medi-guide.meditool.cn
近年来, 非结核分枝杆菌(nontuberculous mycobacteria, NTM) 病呈快速增多趋势,
并已成为威胁人类健康的重要公共卫生问题[1]. 为应对NTM 病日趋增多的形势, 提高对NTM …

[PDF][PDF] Pathology of HIV/AIDS

EC Klatt - The Mercer University of Medicine Savannah, 2017 - webpath.med.utah.edu
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was unknown until the early 1980's when
increasing numbers of cases of unusual opportunistic infections and Kaposi sarcoma in …

Lactoferricin peptides increase macrophages' capacity to kill Mycobacterium avium

T Silva, AC Moreira, K Nazmi, T Moniz, N Vale… - Msphere, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacterial infections cause a significant burden of disease and death worldwide. Their
treatment is long, toxic, costly, and increasingly prone to failure due to bacterial resistance to …

Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Nanjing and MAB_0540 Mutations Associated with Clofazimine Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus

R Zhang, S Luo, N Wang, H Zhang… - Infection and drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are easily misdiagnosed as multidrug-
resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and treatment drugs are very limited. The main objective of …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of NTM active infection in lymphadenopathy patients with anti-interferon-gamma auto-antibody using inhibitory ELISA vs. indirect ELISA

A Nithichanon, P Chetchotisakd, T Matsumura… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The anti-interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) autoantibody is a known cause of opportunistic
non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection in adults. Diagnosis of those patients is …