With an estimated 9.4 million new cases globally, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major
public health concern. Eighty percent of all cases worldwide occur in 22 high-burden, mainly …

In contrast to the notorious pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae, the
majority of the mycobacterial species described to date are generally not considered as …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms that can
cause chronic pulmonary infection, particularly in individuals with pre-existing inflammatory …

Tuberculosis is transmitted from person to person by respiratory droplets. Although some
people develop active tuberculosis disease after infection, almost all tuberculosis infections …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases and its
eradication is still unattainable given the limitations of current technologies for diagnosis …

ABSTRACT A new commercially available DNA strip assay (GenoType Mycobacterium
CM/AS; Hain Lifescience, Nehren, Germany) was evaluated for the ability to differentiate …

Molecular diagnostics in tuberculosis has enabled rapid detection of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex in clinical specimens, identification of mycobacterial species, detection …

Accumulating evidence suggests that human infections caused by nontuberculous
mycobacteria (NTM) are increasing worldwide, indicating that NTM disease is no longer …

The propensity of various nontuberculous mycobacteria to cause lung disease varies widely
and is conditioned by host factors; infection is believed to occur from environmental sources …

Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is a severe complication of
advanced HIV/AIDS disease. Disseminated infection due to MAC appeared later in the …