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Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 141-86255-9-22 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Japan.
A 73-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital with anorexia, weight loss, and fever. A few weeks prior to admission, she became aware of anorexia. She was leukopenic, complement-depleted, and positive for antinuclear antibodies and anti-double stranded DNA antibodies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisseminated nontuberculous mycobacteriosis due to subsp. infection in a reindeer from a zoo.
J Vet Diagn Invest
January 2025
Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Brookfield, IL, USA.
Bacteria in the complex and nontuberculous mycobacteria may affect a variety of animal species under human care and pose public health risks as zoonotic pathogens. A case of sudden onset of lethargy and increased respiratory effort in a 5-y-old, intact female reindeer () under managed care had progressed to severe dyspnea despite aggressive treatment. The animal was euthanized due to poor prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComprehensive analysis of vaginal microbiota in Chinese women with genital tuberculosis: implications for diagnosis and treatment.
BMC Microbiol
January 2025
The Gynecology Department of Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.251 of Yaojiayuan Road, Chaoyang district, Beijing, China.
Background: Tuberculosis remains an infectious disease of global concern, with potential impacts on respiratory and intestinal microbiota owing to prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. Despite its potential to cause infertility, the vaginal microbiota of women with genital tuberculosis remains poorly understood. We comprehensively analyzed the vaginal microbiota in Chinese women with genital tuberculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVery Early Health Technology Assessment for Potential Predictive Biomarkers in the Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Pharmacoecon Open
January 2025
Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Objectives: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-containing treatment is currently prescribed as first-line treatment for all patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without targetable driver mutations. However, only 30-45% of patients show no progression within 12 months after treatment start. Various biomarkers are being studied to save costly and potentially harmful treatment in non-responders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOptimal processing of tongue swab samples for detection by the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay.
Microbiol Spectr
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Tongue swabs represent a potential alternative to sputum as a sample type for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with molecular diagnostic tests. The methods used to process tongue swabs for testing in the World Health Organization-recommended Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) assay vary greatly. Here, we aimed to identify the optimal tongue swab processing for Xpert Ultra testing.
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