[HTML][HTML] Whole genome sequencing in the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections

M Dohál, I Porvazník, I Solovič, J Mokrý - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been a public health
problem in recent decades and contribute significantly to the clinical and economic burden …

Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Mycobacterium abscessus complex derived from non-cystic fibrosis patients in Japan and Taiwan

M Yoshida, JY Chien, K Morimoto, T Kinjo… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is a group of emerging, highly antimicrobial-
resistant non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Specific MABC clones are spreading globally in …

[HTML][HTML] Applications and advances in molecular diagnostics: revolutionizing non-tuberculous mycobacteria species and subspecies identification

H Zhang, M Tang, D Li, M Xu, Y Ao, L Lin - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections pose a significant public health challenge
worldwide, affecting individuals across a wide spectrum of immune statuses. Recent …

MGIT-seq for the Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Drug Resistance: a Prospective Study

K Fukushima, Y Matsumoto, T Matsuki… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Because nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease is a considerable health burden,
a simple and clinically applicable analytical protocol enabling the identification of …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic-resistant status and pathogenic clonal complex of canine Streptococcus canis-associated deep pyoderma

I Imanishi, K Iyori, A Také, R Asahina, M Tsunoi… - BMC Veterinary …, 2022 - Springer
Background Streptococcus canis causes deep pyoderma in canines, which raises concerns
about the risk of isolates from lesions acquiring an antibiotic-resistant phenotype. It is …

Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus resulting in spinal cord injury due to vertebral body fractures

K Omori, H Kitagawa, K Tadera, Y Naka… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) rarely cause vertebral osteomyelitis; however, the
clinical characteristics of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by NTM are poorly understood due …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of Comparative Genomic Analysis for the Development of Subspecies-Specific PCR Assays for Mycobacterium abscessus

WC Akwani, AHM van Vliet, JO Joel… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is an important pathogen of
immunocompromised patients. Accurate and rapid determination of MABC at the subspecies …

Diagnostic utility of a Mycobacterium multiplex PCR detection panel for tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections

Y Uwamino, A Aono, Y Tomita, K Morimoto… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases is increasing worldwide, and
tuberculosis remains highly prevalent. Rapid and accurate microbial diagnoses of both …

Easy detection of Prorocentrum donghaiense by polymerase chain reaction-nucleic acid chromatography strip

J Ma, C Zhang, F Liu, Y Liu, Y Wang… - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, Prorocentrum donghaiense, as a dominant species, has ranked first in terms
of cumulative number and area of algal blooms in the East China Sea. In this study, the D1 …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative evaluation of Mycobacterium abscessus clinical isolate virulence using a silkworm infection model

Y Matsumoto, H Fukano, N Hasegawa, Y Hoshino… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mycobacterium abscessus causes chronic skin infections, lung diseases, and systemic or
disseminated infections. Here we investigated whether the virulence of M. abscessus clinical …