• such as those caused by Mycobacterium avium complex. (merckmanuals.com)
  • See "Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections in persons with HIV" and "Overview of nontuberculous mycobacteria (excluding MAC) in patients with HIV" and "Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients" . (medilib.ir)
  • Pulmonary disease, especially in older persons with or without underlying lung disease and patients with cystic fibrosis, caused primarily by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Mycobacterium abscessus subsp abscessus , and Mycobacterium kansasii . (medilib.ir)
  • See "Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections in persons with HIV" and "Rapidly growing mycobacterial infections: Mycobacteria abscessus, chelonae, and fortuitum" . (medilib.ir)
  • In HIV-infected men who have sex with men, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasmic encephalitis, fungal infections, and disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease have decreased in incidence (9). (cdc.gov)
  • Doxycycline is indicated for a variety of bacterial infections, from Mycobacterium fortuitum and M. marinum, to susceptible E. coli and Brucella spp. (illumina.com)
  • Disseminated disease in severely immunocompromised patients (most commonly caused by MAC and less commonly by the rapidly growing mycobacteria [RGM], eg, M. abscessus , M. fortuitum , and Mycobacterium chelonae ). (medilib.ir)
  • See "Rapidly growing mycobacterial infections: Mycobacteria abscessus, chelonae, and fortuitum" . (medilib.ir)
  • Mycobacterium marinum infections, commonly known as fish tank granuloma, produce nodular or ulcerating skin lesions on the extremities of healthy hosts. (cdc.gov)
  • Immunologic impairment was a frequent component of invasive M. marinum infections: 14 (40%) of case-patients received a steroid injection at the site of infection, and 9 (26%) were receiving systemic steroids for various indications. (cdc.gov)
  • While M.yocobacterium marinum infections usually arise from aquatic trauma in healthy hosts, delayed diagnosis and immune suppression contribute to the pathogenesis of invasive infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections There are over 170 recognized species of mycobacteria, mostly environmental. (merckmanuals.com)
  • The antimycobacterial rifapentine (Priftin), which was previously approved for use against active pulmonary TB caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has now been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use, in combination with isoniazid, in the treatment of latent TB infection. (medscape.com)
  • A total of 35 cases of invasive M. marinum disease were then reviewed, according to patient age and sex, symptoms, source of infection, immune impairment, time to diagnosis, and type as well as duration of therapy ( 2 - 24 ) ( Table ). (cdc.gov)
  • Here, we tested these BlaC variants under more physiological conditions using the M. marinum infection model of zebrafish, which recapitulates hallmark features of tuberculosis, including the intracellular persistence of mycobacteria in macrophages and the induction of granuloma formation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The results show that embryos infected with an M. marinum strain producing BlaC show lower infection levels after treatment than untreated embryos. (bvsalud.org)
  • The epidemiology, microbiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of NTM infection, as well as infection due to rapidly growing mycobacteria and M. ulcerans , are discussed separately. (medilib.ir)
  • Skin and soft tissue infection usually as a consequence of direct inoculation, caused primarily by Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium ulcerans , the RGM, and other NTM species including MAC. (medilib.ir)
  • Mycobacterium marinum (M. marinum) is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that can cause infectious diseases in aquatic animals and humans. (bvsalud.org)
  • Here, we report the use of nanopore sequencing for the diagnosis of M. marinum. (bvsalud.org)
  • Case reports from English language MEDLINE articles since 1966 under the subject heading Mycobacterium marinum were cross-referenced with articles containing the following text words: disseminated, osteomyelitis, arthritis, synovitis, and bursitis. (cdc.gov)
  • Similar disease occasionally results from the closely related mycobacteria, M. bovis , M. africanum , and M. microti . (merckmanuals.com)
  • Rifabutin Capsules for oral administration contain 150 mg of the rifamycin antimycobacterial agent rifabutin, USP, per capsule along with the inactive ingredients, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate. (nih.gov)
  • H. pylori has been proved to be highly susceptible in vitro to rifabutin, a rifamycin derivative of the established tuberculostatic drug. (medscape.com)
  • Mycobacterium fortuitum complex is nonpigmented and includes the M fortuitum group and the Mycobacterium chelonae/abscessus group. (medscape.com)
  • Case reports from English language MEDLINE articles since 1966 under the subject heading Mycobacterium marinum were cross-referenced with articles containing the following text words: disseminated, osteomyelitis, arthritis, synovitis, and bursitis. (cdc.gov)
  • Our groups are focusing on characterizing the activity of derivatives of the marine natural product (+)-puupehenone ( 1 ). (nih.gov)