Isolation of Mycobacterium talmoniae from a patient with diffuse panbronchiolitis: a case report.

Background: Mycobacterium (M) talmoniae isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis was first described in 2017, and cases of M. talmoniae remain exceedingly rare.

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old woman had respiratory symptoms for 10 years.

Nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens conducted by the surveillance committee of japanese society of chemotherapy, the japanese association for infectious diseases, and the japanese society for clinical microbiology in 2016: General view of the pathogens' antibacterial susceptibility.

The nationwide surveillance on antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial respiratory pathogens from the patients in Japan was conducted by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, and the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology in 2016. The isolates were collected from clinical specimens obtained from well-diagnosed adult patients with respiratory tract infections during the period between February 2016 and August 2016 by three societies. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted at the central reference laboratory according to the method recommended by Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute.

Brief report on similar mutational changes in neurofibromatosis type 2 gene in minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodule and meningioma of the central nervous system.

Introduction: Minute Pulmonary Meningothelial-like Nodules (MPMNs) are usually detected incidentally adjacent to lung cancer tissue. The pathogenesis is unknown. MPMNs reportedly share the status of neurofibromatosis (NF)-2 gene with meningiomas of the central nervous system.

Identification of intestinal abnormalities in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis using small bowel capsule endoscopy.

 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is often detected in the feces of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. However, no study has examined the small intestine using small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE). This study aimed to investigate intestinal abnormalities in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Multiple pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus cysts and cavities that disappeared with anti-fungal agents.

A 26-year-old man with a 10-year history of asthma was admitted to our hospital with a six-week history of dry cough and slight fever. We observed the left pneumothorax with multiple cysts and cavities and performed partial cystectomy of the left upper lung. Y-shaped mycelia were detected in the resected tissue, and Aspergillus fumigatus was cultured.

Lung parenchymal involvement of primary bone marrow follicular lymphoma: a rare case study.

A 76-year-old man presented with shortness of breath. Computed tomography revealed ground-glass opacity and interlobular thickening in the right lower lobe. Blood examination showed elevated levels of white blood cell count and lymphocytes.

Intestinal perforation due to paradoxical reaction during treatment for miliary tuberculosis.

A 61-year-old man was being treated for poor nutritional status. He had been on weekly methotrexate 6 mg and daily tacrolimus 1 mg and prednisolone 18 mg for 8 years due to dermatomyositis. On further workup, he was initially detected to have ileocecal ulcer with subsequent development of diffuse miliary shadows on chest radiograph.

[PULMONARY AND INTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS DEVELOPING ACUTE TUBERCULOUS PERFORATION OF THE INTESTINE DURING ANTITUBERCULOSIS THERAPY].

Unlabelled: Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) was recognized as the most common complication with a high frequency of active pulmonary TB during the TB epidemic period. However, intestinal TB has become a rare disease, and intestinal perforation due to intestinal TB is extremely rare. We herein report two cases of tuberculous intestinal perforation.

[Identification of mycobacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry--using reference strains and clinical isolates of Mycobacterium].

Purpose And Methods: Matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) method is being played an important role for the inspection of clinical microorganism as a rapid and the price reduction. Mass spectra obtained by measuring become points of identification whether the peak pattern match any species mass spectral pattern. We currently use MALDI-TOF MS for rapid and accurate diagnosis of inactivated reference and clinical isolates of Mycobacterium because of the improved pretreatment techniques compared with former inspection methods that pose a higher risk of infection to the operator.

[A case of postural hypoxemia with a final diagnosis of myasthenia gravis].

We present a case of postural hypoxemia with a final diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG). A 62-year-old man experienced double vision in his left eye from December 2008 and received a diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy. From mid-December he began to experience breathing difficulties at night when in a supine position and was admitted to our hospital.

Nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens conducted by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy in 2008: general view of the pathogens' antibacterial susceptibility.

For the purpose of nationwide surveillance of the antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial respiratory pathogens collected from patients in Japan, the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy conducted a third year of nationwide surveillance during the period from January to April 2008. A total of 1,097 strains were collected from clinical specimens obtained from well-diagnosed adult patients with respiratory tract infections. Susceptibility testing was evaluable with 987 strains (189 Staphylococcus aureus, 211 Streptococcus pneumoniae, 6 Streptococcus pyogenes, 187 Haemophilus influenzae, 106 Moraxella catarrhalis, 126 Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 162 Pseudomonas aeruginosa).

[A case of pyothorax-associated pleural angiosarcoma diagnosed by autopsy].

A 76-year-old man with a dry cough visited our hospital in June 2006. A chest X-ray showed opacification of the left hemithorax and CT demonstrated a soft tissue mass with pleural calcification. At first, we considered he had acute bronchitis with an old tuberculous pyothorax.

[A case of teratoma with malignant transformation in the anterior mediastinum].

A 32-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of anterior chest pain for 3 months. Chest radiograph revealed a 30-mm mass in the anterior mediastinum. Contrast-enhanced CT scanning revealed a nonhomogeneous cystic mass with a fat or oil component and a thick wall with calcifications.

[An outbreak of legionellosis in a nursery].

We experienced an outbreak of legionellosis in infants for the first time in Japan. In Fukushima Prefecture Wakamatsu Nursery, the patients who had respiratory symptoms of cough, wheeze and fever appeared one after another from the middle of June, 2002. We suspected that an outbreak of legionellosis had occurred and then carried out urinary antigen detection of Legionella pneumophila.