Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts in inland Bahia, Brazil: a cross-sectional follow-up study by Guilherme Lages Matias, Marcio Vinicius Ferreira Sales, Gabriela Santos Andrade, Brenda dos Santos Teixeira, Maria Eduarda da Macena Tenorio, Maria Augusta Vasconcelos Palácio, Maria Luisa de Carvalho Correia, Iukary Takenami

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Diagnostic value of interferon-γ release assay in patients with COPD complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis by Yanxiao Rong, Haibin Wang, Yuanyuan Su, Qian Wang, Xuepei Sun, Wei Wang

“…An interferon-γ release assay, a purified protein derivative of tuberculin (PPD) test, an anti-tuberculosis antibody test, a test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by sputum smear microscopy and a test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by PCR method were used to test patients in each group. …”
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Neurosyphilis with Concomitant Cryptococcal and Tuberculous Meningitis in a Patient with AIDS: Report of a Unique Case by Jose Armando Gonzales Zamora, Luis Alberto Espinoza, Rita N. Nwanyanwu

“…The most common pathogens are Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Treponema pallidum causes neurosyphilis and can complicate HIV infections at any time after the initial infection. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil of Myrtus communis L. against Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium spp. by Stefania Zanetti, Sara Cannas, Paola Molicotti, Alessandra Bua, Marina Cubeddu, Silvia Porcedda, Bruno Marongiu, Leonardo Antonio Sechi

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis. …”
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Empyema Necessitans Complicating Pleural Effusion Associated with Proteus Species Infection: A Diagnostic Dilemma by M. S. Yauba, H. Ahmed, I. A. Imoudu, M. O. Yusuf, H. U. Makarfi

“…However, there were challenges in differentiating between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous empyema in a resource poor setting like ours. …”
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Spinal Tuberculosis and Cold Abscess without Known Primary Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rima Patel, Vedavyas Gannamani, Emily Shay, David Alcid

“…Imaging revealed osteomyelitis of the spine but initial studies and cultures were negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The diagnosis was confirmed weeks later when cultures demonstrated Mycobacterium tuberculosis. …”
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Acute and Fatal Isoniazid-Induced Hepatotoxicity: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Wissam K. Kabbara, Aline T. Sarkis, Paola G. Saroufim

“…A 65-year-old female diagnosed with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was receiving oral isoniazid 300 mg daily. …”
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Reprocessing of Contaminated MGIT 960 Cultures to Improve Availability of Valid Results for Mycobacteria by Balaji Subramanyam, Gomathi Sivaramakrishnan, Devi Sangamithrai, Rajkumar Ravi, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Vaishnavi Vijayaragavan, Ayswarya Selvaraju, Srikanth Prasad Tripathy, Rajesh Mondal

“…Recovery of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex increased from 45.6% to 48.4%. …”
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The Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplant: Is It More Than a Theoretical Concern? by Gregory Rose

“…The present case report describes a therapeutic dilemma regarding the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during transplantation of solid organs, places this phenomenon within the context of the literature, and makes recommendations for screening and therapy.…”
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Evaluation of Non-HIV-Related, Drug-Sensitive Cluster Outbreaks of Tuberculosis with PCR-based DNA Fingerprinting by JM FitzGerald, WA Black, D Kunimoto

“…OBJECTIVES: To characterize two cluster outbreaks of tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting and to evaluate the possibility of their association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and multiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.…”
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Neurotuberculose na infância: um relato de caso by Paula Pozzolo Ogeda, Rafaela Santos Tedesco, Caroline Iwasaki Cavalli, Victoria Prochmann Piasecki, Thiago Prochmann Piasecki, Luiza Dal Berto, Victor Horácio de Souza Costa Júnior

“…A análise do liquor evidenciou teste rápido negativo para Mycobacterium tuberculosis, hipoglicorraquia, aumento das proteínas e da celularidade à custa de linfócitos, com bacterioscopia negativa. …”
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Design of a new class of broad-spectrum therapeutics targeted to drug-resistant bacteria by Amrutha Surendran, Agnes Turnbull, Allen Flockhart, Fern Findlay-Greene, Martyna Nowosielska, Donald Morrison, David J. Mincher, Samantha Donnellan

“…Key policy highlights Development of a novel class of antimicrobial compounds Drug screen against a WHO ‘high’ priority drug-resistant pathogen that poses the greatest threat to human health (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) Drug screen against a surrogate for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide.…”
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A Century-Old Threat: Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Healthy Host – Case Report by Poongodi Santhana Kumarasamy, Bala Ponnuthurai, Stanley James Benjamin Swamidoss, Mohamed Arafath Mohamed

“…Histopathological and molecular methods confirmed the etiological agent – Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She was started on first-line antitubercular treatment and she had significant clinical recovery.…”
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Nontuberculous mycobacterium occurrence in biological material and environmental samples covered by epidemiological surveillance in the Republic of Dagestan by M. O. Baratov

“…From 405 sputum samples from tuberculosis-affected humans, 64 (15.8%) cultures were isolated, of which 55 (85.9%) were classified as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 9 (14.1%) – as Mycobacterium bovis. …”
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Prevalence and clinical profile of comorbidity among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a multi-center observational study in eastern China by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Songhua Chen, Jun Li, Qinglin Cheng, Yu Zhang, Qian Wu, Qian Wu, Kui Liu, Kui Liu, Xuli Jiang, Bin Chen, Bin Chen

“…In addition, patients with diabetes mellitus (AOR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.72–2.45), tracheobronchial tuberculosis (AOR: 3.22, 95% CI: 2.4–4.32) were more likely to show Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive in the etiology, and patients with pleuritis (AOR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.22–0.29), other extrapulmonary tuberculosis (AOR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.48–0.76) were less likely to show Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive in the etiology.ConclusionThe prevalence of comorbidities was high in patients newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. …”
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Early bactericidal activity of sitafloxacin against pulmonary tuberculosis by Lihui Nie, Jing Tong, Guihui Wu, Juan Du, Yuanyuan Shang, Yufeng Wang, Zhangjun Wu, Yuanhong Xu, Yi Ren, Youyi Rao, Yu Pang, Mengqiu Gao

“…Colony-forming units (CFU) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were counted from the collected overnight sputum on agar plates to calculate the EBA, defined as log10 CFU/mL sputum/day. …”
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Hubungan antara Pembentukan Scar Vaksin BCG dan Kejadian Infeksi Tuberkulosis by Fajriah Rosandali, Rusdi Aziz, Netti Suharti

“…<strong>Abstrak</strong><p>Tuberkulosis adalah penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh kuman Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Orang dewasa yang menderita tuberkulosis sangat mudah menularkan kuman TB kepada orang disekitarnya terutama pada anak-anak. …”
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Ferroptosis Is a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Infectious Diseases by Yurong Zhang, Dianlun Qian, Xiangfeng Bai, Shibo Sun

“…Pulmonary infectious diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are associated with ferroptosis. …”
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Mycobacterial Infections in AIDS by A Ross Hill

“…Given the expanding pool of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive persons, particularly in developing nations where Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a leading health problem, one can expect a continued rise in TB cases during the 1990s. …”
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Isolated Splenic Cold Abscesses with Perisplenic Extension: Treated Successfully without Splenectomy by Mohan Khadka, Ravi Pradhan

“…Ultrasound-guided aspiration of the abscess fluid revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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