Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Sputum Patients with Suspected Tuberculosis.

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is predominantly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and can also involve nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). These pathogens pose significant global health challenges, particularly in developing countries. Differentiating between MTBC and NTM in clinical specimens is often difficult using conventional acid-fast staining methods, leading to an underestimation of NTM prevalence in TB-endemic regions.

Molecular identification of mycobacterial infections in nonsputum specimens.

Background: Mycobacterial infections can manifest in various anatomical sites, necessitating the analysis of nonsputum specimens for accurate diagnosis. The aim of this study was to identify the molecular cases of mycobacterial infections in nonsputum specimens using polymerase chain reaction based assays and gene sequencing methods.

Methods: This observational study examined 161 nonsputum samples that have been stored in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at Hasanuddin University Hospital.

A infection causing pneumonia in Indonesia: A case report.

() is a zoonotic pathogen that causes pneumonia, sepsis, endocarditis, and meningitis. is primarily found in the upper respiratory tract of pigs. To our knowledge, the first case of infection has resulted in pneumonia in Indonesia.

Prevalence of sexually transmissible infections (STI) among male patients with STI in Denpasar and Makassar, Indonesia: are symptoms of urethritis sufficient to guide syndromic treatment?

Background: There are few data on sexually transmissible infections in men in Indonesia. We conducted a prevalence study and compared symptoms alone with clinical signs to manage urethritis.

Methods: We recruited symptomatic male patients at public clinics, and used standardised questionnaires, examinations and laboratory tests.