<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective: </span></b><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To under...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective: </span></b><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To understand the distribution of drug susceptibility test results of opportunistic infections of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous bacilli in AIDS patients. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The AIDS patients who were hospitalized in our hospital from January 2016 to June 2019 were collected as the research objects, and patients with opportunistic tuberculosis and non-tuberculous bacilli from AIDS patients were screened for drug susceptibility tests, and the distribution characteristics of drug susceptibility were analyzed. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">179 strains of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria were isolated from the specimens of AIDS patients, including 135 cases of tuberculosis mycobacteria and 44 cases of non-tuberculous mycobacteria. In the results of the drug susceptibility test, most strains of </span><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> showed sensitivity to commonly used drugs, and a few strains showed resistance;most strains </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of non-tuberculous mycobacteria showed resistance, and a few strains showed</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> sensitivity. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">AIDS opportunistic infection of </span><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and non-tuberculous mycobacteria have significant differences in drug sensitivity test results. Timely detection and analysis are of great significance to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.</span>展开更多
Background People with cystic fibrosis(CF)may develop clinically significant chronic respiratory infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PA)and non-tuberculous mycobacteria(NTM).Open water has been suggested to be an i...Background People with cystic fibrosis(CF)may develop clinically significant chronic respiratory infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PA)and non-tuberculous mycobacteria(NTM).Open water has been suggested to be an important source for continuous or intermittent exposure to these pathogens.To date,there has been a paucity of studies examining the relationship between chronic PA and NTM infection in CF patients and surfaces waters,including blue spaces.The aim of this study was therefore to examine the relationship between chronic pulmonary infection with PA and NTMs in children and adults with CF in European countries and area of surface waters,including blue spaces.Methods European CF registry data detailing incidence of chronic PA and NTM infection in adults and children with CF in Europe(n=41,486 in 24 European countries)was correlated with surface water area data from the same countries(approx.678,278 km2)employing Spearman coefficients.Results Correlation of chronic PA infection in children and adults and surface water area were not significant(p=0.0680 and p=0.8448,respectively),as was NTM infection(p=0.7371 and p=0.0712,respectively).Conclusions Acquistion of PA and its avoidance in people with CF is a complicated dynamic,not solely driven by close association with surface water,but through the integration of several other factors,including mitigations by people with CF to avoid high risk scenarios with surface water.This study was unable to demonstrate a correlation between PA and NTM infection in people with cystic fibrosis and surface water area at a national level.CF patients should continue to be vigilant about potential infection risks posed by water and take evidence-based decisions regarding their behaviour around water to protect them for acquiring these organisms from these sources.展开更多
Objective:To characterize mycobaclerium isolates from pulmomary tuberculosis suspected cases visiting National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory at Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute,for diagnosis of pu...Objective:To characterize mycobaclerium isolates from pulmomary tuberculosis suspected cases visiting National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory at Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute,for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis from January 4 to February 22.2010 with total samples of 263.Methods:Sputum specimens were collected and processed:the deposits were cultured.Por culturing Lowenstein Jensen medium(LJ) and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube(BACTEC MGIT 960) were used.Capilia Neo was used for detecting NTM isolates from isolates of BACTEC MGIT960.In Armauer Hansen Research Institute,Addis Ababa Ethiopia,Deletion typing PCR method for species identification(from confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex(MTBC) isolates by Capilia Neo) uas done.Results:Out of 263 enrolled in the study.124 and 117 ol them were positive for mycobaeterium growth by BACTEC MGIT 960 and 1.1 culture method,respectively.From BACTEC MGIT 960 positive media of 124 isolates.117 were randomly taken to perform Capilia TB Neo lest.From these 7(6%) of them were found to be NTM and 110(94%) were MTBC.From these 110 MTBC isolates,81 of them were randomly taken and run by the deletion typing RD9 PCR method of molecular technique.Out of these 78(96.3%) were found to be species of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 3(3.7%) were found to be not in the MTBC.Regarding the types of methods of culture media.Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube(BACTEC MGIT 960) method was found to have excellent agreement(with kappa value ol 0.78) with the routine method of LJ.Conclusions:Pulmonary tuberculosis suspected cases visiting the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory at EHNR1 that were confirmed to be pulmonary tuberculosis are caused by the species of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.hence treatment regimen including pyrazinamide can be applied to the patients as the first choice in the study area in Addis Ababa.Ethiopia.There is indication of the presence of NTM in patients visiting the tuberculosis reference laboratory and this is important because NTM is known lo cause pulmonary disease similar with sign and symptom ol pulmonary tuberculosis but different in treatment.BACTEC MGIT 960 has excellent agreement with LJ media but it has high tendency of having high contamination rale unless a better decontamination method is designed.展开更多
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are a significant cause of pulmonary infections worldwide and can be clinically challenging.Mycobacterium xenopi(M.xenopi)has a low pathogenicity and usually requires immunosuppression or ...Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are a significant cause of pulmonary infections worldwide and can be clinically challenging.Mycobacterium xenopi(M.xenopi)has a low pathogenicity and usually requires immunosuppression or lung diseases.We describe herein a scarce case of pulmonary cavitary disease attributed to M.xenopi in a 57-year-old Caucasian patient with underlying structural lung disease successfully treated with rifampicin,ethambutol,clarithromycin,and amikacin.展开更多
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective: </span></b><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To understand the distribution of drug susceptibility test results of opportunistic infections of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous bacilli in AIDS patients. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The AIDS patients who were hospitalized in our hospital from January 2016 to June 2019 were collected as the research objects, and patients with opportunistic tuberculosis and non-tuberculous bacilli from AIDS patients were screened for drug susceptibility tests, and the distribution characteristics of drug susceptibility were analyzed. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">179 strains of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria were isolated from the specimens of AIDS patients, including 135 cases of tuberculosis mycobacteria and 44 cases of non-tuberculous mycobacteria. In the results of the drug susceptibility test, most strains of </span><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> showed sensitivity to commonly used drugs, and a few strains showed resistance;most strains </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">of non-tuberculous mycobacteria showed resistance, and a few strains showed</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> sensitivity. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">AIDS opportunistic infection of </span><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and non-tuberculous mycobacteria have significant differences in drug sensitivity test results. Timely detection and analysis are of great significance to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.</span>
文摘Background People with cystic fibrosis(CF)may develop clinically significant chronic respiratory infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PA)and non-tuberculous mycobacteria(NTM).Open water has been suggested to be an important source for continuous or intermittent exposure to these pathogens.To date,there has been a paucity of studies examining the relationship between chronic PA and NTM infection in CF patients and surfaces waters,including blue spaces.The aim of this study was therefore to examine the relationship between chronic pulmonary infection with PA and NTMs in children and adults with CF in European countries and area of surface waters,including blue spaces.Methods European CF registry data detailing incidence of chronic PA and NTM infection in adults and children with CF in Europe(n=41,486 in 24 European countries)was correlated with surface water area data from the same countries(approx.678,278 km2)employing Spearman coefficients.Results Correlation of chronic PA infection in children and adults and surface water area were not significant(p=0.0680 and p=0.8448,respectively),as was NTM infection(p=0.7371 and p=0.0712,respectively).Conclusions Acquistion of PA and its avoidance in people with CF is a complicated dynamic,not solely driven by close association with surface water,but through the integration of several other factors,including mitigations by people with CF to avoid high risk scenarios with surface water.This study was unable to demonstrate a correlation between PA and NTM infection in people with cystic fibrosis and surface water area at a national level.CF patients should continue to be vigilant about potential infection risks posed by water and take evidence-based decisions regarding their behaviour around water to protect them for acquiring these organisms from these sources.
文摘Objective:To characterize mycobaclerium isolates from pulmomary tuberculosis suspected cases visiting National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory at Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute,for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis from January 4 to February 22.2010 with total samples of 263.Methods:Sputum specimens were collected and processed:the deposits were cultured.Por culturing Lowenstein Jensen medium(LJ) and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube(BACTEC MGIT 960) were used.Capilia Neo was used for detecting NTM isolates from isolates of BACTEC MGIT960.In Armauer Hansen Research Institute,Addis Ababa Ethiopia,Deletion typing PCR method for species identification(from confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex(MTBC) isolates by Capilia Neo) uas done.Results:Out of 263 enrolled in the study.124 and 117 ol them were positive for mycobaeterium growth by BACTEC MGIT 960 and 1.1 culture method,respectively.From BACTEC MGIT 960 positive media of 124 isolates.117 were randomly taken to perform Capilia TB Neo lest.From these 7(6%) of them were found to be NTM and 110(94%) were MTBC.From these 110 MTBC isolates,81 of them were randomly taken and run by the deletion typing RD9 PCR method of molecular technique.Out of these 78(96.3%) were found to be species of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 3(3.7%) were found to be not in the MTBC.Regarding the types of methods of culture media.Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube(BACTEC MGIT 960) method was found to have excellent agreement(with kappa value ol 0.78) with the routine method of LJ.Conclusions:Pulmonary tuberculosis suspected cases visiting the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory at EHNR1 that were confirmed to be pulmonary tuberculosis are caused by the species of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.hence treatment regimen including pyrazinamide can be applied to the patients as the first choice in the study area in Addis Ababa.Ethiopia.There is indication of the presence of NTM in patients visiting the tuberculosis reference laboratory and this is important because NTM is known lo cause pulmonary disease similar with sign and symptom ol pulmonary tuberculosis but different in treatment.BACTEC MGIT 960 has excellent agreement with LJ media but it has high tendency of having high contamination rale unless a better decontamination method is designed.
文摘Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are a significant cause of pulmonary infections worldwide and can be clinically challenging.Mycobacterium xenopi(M.xenopi)has a low pathogenicity and usually requires immunosuppression or lung diseases.We describe herein a scarce case of pulmonary cavitary disease attributed to M.xenopi in a 57-year-old Caucasian patient with underlying structural lung disease successfully treated with rifampicin,ethambutol,clarithromycin,and amikacin.