Clinical and taxonomic status of pathogenic nonpigmented or late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria

BA Brown-Elliott, RJ Wallace Jr - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
The history, taxonomy, geographic distribution, clinical disease, and therapy of the
pathogenic nonpigmented or late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are …

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, drug resistance mechanisms, and therapy of infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria

BA Brown-Elliott, KA Nash… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Within the past 10 years, treatment and diagnostic guidelines for nontuberculous
mycobacteria have been recommended by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the …

Impact of genotypic studies on mycobacterial taxonomy: the new mycobacteria of the 1990s

E Tortoli - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The advancement of genetic techniques has greatly boosted taxonomic studies in recent
years. Within the genus Mycobacterium, 42 new species have been detected since 1990 …

Assessment of Partial Sequencing of the 65-Kilodalton Heat Shock Protein Gene (hsp65) for Routine Identification of Mycobacterium Species Isolated from Clinical …

A McNabb, D Eisler, K Adie, M Amos… - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
We assessed the ability of an in-house database, consisting of 111 hsp65 sequences from
putative and valid Mycobacterium species or described groups, to identify 689 mycobacterial …

Impact of hydrocarbons, PCBs and heavy metals on bacterial communities in Lerma River, Salamanca, Mexico: investigation of hydrocarbon degradation potential

EMS Brito, M De la Cruz Barrón, CA Caretta… - Science of The Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Freshwater contamination usually comes from runoff water or direct wastewater discharges
to the environment. This paper presents a case study which reveals the impact of these …

Rapidly growing mycobacteria

BA Brown-Elliott, JV Philley - Tuberculosis and nontuberculous …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The history of the major pathogenic species of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) can be
traced back to the early 20th century beginning with Friedmann's recovery of Mycobacterium …

Suppurative tenosynovitis and septic bursitis

LN Small, JJ Ross - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2005 - id.theclinics.com
Suppurative tenosynovitis and septic bursitis are closed space infections of the
musculoskeletal system. Appropriate antibiotics in combination with incision and drainage …

Mycobacterium goodii: an emerging nosocomial pathogen: a case report and review of the literature

NM Salas, N Klein - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Mycobacterium goodii, a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium, is an emerging
pathogen in nosocomial infections. Its inherent resistance patterns make it a challenging …

Laboratory aspects of clinically significant rapidly growing mycobacteria

R Set, J Shastri - Indian journal of medical microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
The pathogenic potential of the rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) has started being
recognized. This is due to more sensitive and specific techniques in the laboratory. The …

Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria in Zambia: eight case reports

PCAM Buijtels, PLC Petit, HA Verbrugh… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
The isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) raises the question of their clinical
significance, especially in an African setting. We found a high percentage of NTM isolated …