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Clinics (Sao Paulo)
December 2024
Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Mycobacteria infections are caused by species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) and other species called Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM). Identification of mycobacteria species is very important to define treatment and it can be achieved by direct culture. However, the lack of clear protocols regarding the use of culture or molecular tests on specimens diagnosed with granulomatous lesions causes delays in the diagnosis of the etiological agents and, consequently, the definition of the right treatment.
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January 2025
Amrita School for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, India.
Mycobacterium marinum is a slow growing Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria known to cause skin and subcutaneous tissue infections known as "fish tank granuloma" in humans. Treatment of M. marinum skin infections can last for several months or even years.
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May 2025
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 636921, Singapore; Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore; National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), 308442, Singapore. Electronic address:
The incidence of serious lung infections due to Mycobacterium abscessus, a worrying non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) species, is rising and has in some countries surpassed tuberculosis. NTM are ubiquitous in the environment and can cause serious lung infections in people who are immunocompromised or have pre-existing lung conditions. M.
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December 2024
Department of Tuberculosis, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
November 2024
Clinical Laboratory, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. Electronic address:
This report describes a 6-year-old boy who developed non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) during treatment for B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A Hickman catheter was inserted before starting treatment. He developed a fever during chemotherapy, and blood culture was drawn from the catheter.
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