Risk of mycobacterial disease among cancer patients: A population-based cohort study in a TB endemic area.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2019.01.010
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease have similar symptoms, which makes them difficult to distinguish clinically and leads to the danger of NTM disease being neglected. The aim of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterial disease; risk; disease; study ... See more keywords
Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Surveillance—Oregon, 2014–2016
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DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002187
Abstract: Fast breathing as an isolated sign: respiratory rate of ≥60 breaths per minute with no signs of clinical severe infection or critical illness Clinical severe infection: not feeding well on observation, movement only when stimulated,… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterial disease; surveillance oregon; disease; disease surveillance ... See more keywords
Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Mycobacteria
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DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00038-17
Abstract: SUMMARY Mycobacteria are the causative organisms for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), leprosy, Buruli ulcer, and pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease, to name the most important ones. In 2015, globally, almost 10 million people developed TB,… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterial disease; microbiology; health; nontuberculous mycobacterial ... See more keywords
Profiling mycobacterial communities in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208018
Abstract: The diagnosis of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease (pNTM) is dependent on the isolation of NTM in culture, which is prone to overgrowth and contamination and may not capture the diversity of mycobacteria present, including rare… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterial disease; communities pulmonary; disease; mycobacterial communities ... See more keywords