Mycobacterial diseases, particularly those caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria, pose significant health challenges, especially in individuals with immunodeficiencies.

Mycobacterium kansasii. In the U.S., this is the second most common cause of NTM infection. Like MAC, it usually causes lung disease. But antibiotics can typically get rid of it. Mycobacterium ...

compared with pulmonary disease, after adjusting for ethnicity. Conclusions Ethnicity is a powerful determinant of clinical TB phenotype independently of mycobacterial lineage and the role of ...

A simple model projected which strains were likely to be highly transmissible, with implications for public health.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Negeri Sembilan is currently experiencing an outbreak of leprosy with nine reported cases so far and ...

A new mRNA vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) is showing favorable results in preclinical trials. With only one currently ...

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment ...

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A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictors of a positive effusion mycobacterial culture. The analysed variables included age, gender, underlying diseases, ...

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SEREMBAN: The leprosy situation in the two Orang Asli villages in Kuala Pilah near here is under control, with no necessity to isolate the eight patients, said the Health Ministry.