Drug resistance in nontuberculous mycobacteria: mechanisms and models

S Saxena, HP Spaink, G Forn-Cuní - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recently, there has been a considerable rise in infections caused by
nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). These mycobacteria, which comprise a large and …

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis—an update on the diagnosis, treatment and drug resistance

R Gopalaswamy, VNA Dusthackeer, S Kannayan… - Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms (MTBC) primarily cause
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); however, MTBC are also capable of causing disease in …

Corticosteroids for COVID-19 therapy: potential implications on tuberculosis

R Gopalaswamy, S Subbian - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization announced the Corona Virus Disease-
2019 (COVID-19) as a global pandemic, which originated in China. At the host level, COVID …

Precision‐cut lung slices: a powerful ex vivo model to investigate respiratory infectious diseases

F Viana, CM O'Kane, GN Schroeder - Molecular Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Respiratory infections are a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Most of the research on
the underlying disease mechanisms is based on cell culture, organoid, or surrogate animal …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria as sapronoses: a review

I Pavlik, V Ulmann, D Hubelova, RT Weston - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycobacteria are a unique group of microorganisms. They are characterised by exceptional
adaptability and durability. They are capable of colonisation and survival even in very …

Genome-Wide Essentiality Analysis of Mycobacterium abscessus by Saturated Transposon Mutagenesis and Deep Sequencing

D Rifat, L Chen, BN Kreiswirth, EL Nuermberger - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging opportunistic human pathogen that naturally
resists most major classes of antibiotics, making infections difficult to treat. Thus far, little is …

Long non-coding RNAs and their “discrete” contribution to IBD and Johne's disease—what stands out in the current picture? A comprehensive review

KA Triantaphyllopoulos - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNA) have paved the way to new perspectives on the regulation of
gene expression, not only in biology and medicine, but also in associated fields and …

Distinguishing nontuberculous mycobacteria from Mycobacterium tuberculosis lung disease from CT images using a deep learning framework

L Wang, W Ding, Y Mo, D Shi, S Zhang, L Zhong… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a deep learning framework (3D-
ResNet) based on CT images to distinguish nontuberculous mycobacterium lung disease …

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Al-Najaf governorate, Iraq

SK Al-Hadraawy, KK Alhadrawi, IAJ Aljanaby… - …, 2022 - f1000research.com
Background: pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is one of the most global dangerous infectious
diseases worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …

Epidemiological study of mycobacterium tuberculosis in Baghdad governorate, Iraq

AAJ Aljanaby, QMH Al-Faham, IAJ Aljanaby, TH Hasan - Gene Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background & objective Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Mtb) is one of the most gram
positive dangerous pathogenic bacteria cause tuberculosis (TB) and cause hundreds …