Infection Sources of a Common Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Pathogen, Mycobacterium avium Complex

Y Nishiuchi, T Iwamoto, F Maruyama - Frontiers in medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies have revealed a continuous increase in the worldwide incidence and
prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) diseases, especially pulmonary …

Epidemiology, diagnosis & treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases

SK Sharma, V Upadhyay - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitously present in the environment, but NTM
diseases occur infrequently. NTM are generally considered to be less virulent than …

Nontuberculous mycobacterium: An emerging pathogen: Indian perspective

P Rajendran, C Padmapriyadarsini… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), considered as mere contaminants, are off late, being
reported as potential pathogens through various studies. The infections due to NTM range …

Machine Learning‐Based Differentiation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using CT Images

Z Xing, W Ding, S Zhang, L Zhong… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of patients infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are
observed worldwide. However, it is challenging to identify NTM lung diseases from …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and speciation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis suspects in South India

K Thangavelu, K Krishnakumariamma, G Pallam… - Journal of Infection and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is an emerging
opportunistic pathogen increasing globally and indistinguishable from tuberculosis (TB) …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in suspected tuberculosis cases in Central India

M Dadheech, AG Malhotra, S Patel, J Singh… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The study aimed to identify NTM in patients suspected of TB at a tertiary care
hospital in central India using molecular methods. Methods This prospective study enrolled …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the clinical diversity in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections: a comprehensive review

J Bhanushali, U Jadhav, B Ghewade, P Wagh - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Once considered rare, nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections have garnered
increasing attention in recent years. This comprehensive review provides insights into the …

[HTML][HTML] BCG revaccination in adults enhances pro-inflammatory markers of trained immunity along with anti-inflammatory pathways

A Ahmed, H Tripathi, KE van Meijgaarden, NC Kumar… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
This study characterized mechanisms of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination-
induced trained immunity (TI) in India. Adults, BCG vaccinated at birth, were sampled …

Differentiating nontuberculous mycobacterium pulmonary disease from pulmonary tuberculosis through the analysis of the cavity features in CT images using …

Q Yan, W Wang, W Zhao, L Zuo, D Wang, X Chai… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To differentiate nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary diseases from
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) by analyzing the CT radiomics features of their cavity …

Diagnostic performance of real time PCR and MALDI-TOF in the detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria from clinical isolates

E Kalaiarasan, K Thangavelu, K Krishnapriya… - Tuberculosis, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of real-time PCR (qPCR) and MALDI-TOF for
accurate and timely detection of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) from clinical isolates …