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Pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by pneumothorax, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the settings of advanced HIV disease: A case report 晚期艾滋病患者并发肺结核并发肺气肿和急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)一例报告
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Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100396
Haba Haile , Lijalem Tema , Assegid Anjulo , Zelalem Temesgen , Degu Jerene
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引用次数: 1
Diagnostic value of the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in discrimination between tuberculosis and bacterial community acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis 中性粒细胞-淋巴细胞比值在区分肺结核和细菌性社区获得性肺炎中的诊断价值:一项荟萃分析
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100395
Horieh Shojaan , Niusha Kalami , Masoumeh Ghasempour Alamdari , Seyed Matin Emami Alorizy , Arshin Ghaedi , Aida Bazrgar , Monireh Khanzadeh , Brandon Lucke-Wold , Shokoufeh Khanzadeh
{"title":"Diagnostic value of the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in discrimination between tuberculosis and bacterial community acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis","authors":"Horieh Shojaan ,&nbsp;Niusha Kalami ,&nbsp;Masoumeh Ghasempour Alamdari ,&nbsp;Seyed Matin Emami Alorizy ,&nbsp;Arshin Ghaedi ,&nbsp;Aida Bazrgar ,&nbsp;Monireh Khanzadeh ,&nbsp;Brandon Lucke-Wold ,&nbsp;Shokoufeh Khanzadeh","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100395","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>We conducted a systematic review and <em>meta</em>-analysis, based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, to evaluate current literature on diagnostic value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in discrimination between tuberculosis (TB) and bacterial community acquired pneumonia (B-CAP).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Literature search was conducted from July 20, 2023 using<!--> <!-->Scopus, PubMed,<!--> <!-->and Web of Science databases. STATA software (version 12.0; Stata Corporation) was used for all analyses.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We found that patients with TB had significantly lower levels of NLR compared to those with B-CAP (SMD = −1.09, 95 %CI = −1.78- −0.40, P = 0.002). In the quality subgroup analysis, we found that patients with TB had significantly lower level of NLR compared to those with B-CAP consistent in moderate (SMD = -0.86, 95 %CI = −2.30, 0.57, P = 0.23) and high-quality studies (SMD = -1.25, 95 %CI = -2.07, −0.42). In the subgroup analysis based on continent, we found that patients with TB had significantly lower level of NLR compared to those with B-CAP in studies performed in Asian populations (SMD = -1.37, 95 %CI = −2.13, −0.61, P &lt; 0.001), but not on African population (SMD = -0.02, 95 %CI = −1.06, 1.02, P = 0.97). The result of this study did not change after execution of sensitivity analysis. The pooled sensitivity of NLR was 0.86 (95% CI = 0.80, 0.91), and the pooled specificity was0.88 (95% CI = 0.69, 0.95).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Patients with TB had a significantly lower NLR levels compared to those with B-CAP, so we utilized this biomarker for distinguishing between the disorders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50172899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Universal drug-susceptibility testing of first-line drugs to preserve their efficacy: An essential strategy to defeat tuberculosis 对一线药物进行通用药敏试验以保持疗效:战胜结核病的基本策略
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100394
Madhur Dev Bhattarai
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引用次数: 0
Challenging diagnosis of Mycolicibacterium cosmeticum/canariasense infection: A case report and literature review 粘膜炎分枝杆菌/卡纳氏菌感染的挑战性诊断:病例报告和文献综述
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100393
Daniel Grupel , Orly Sagi , Israel Nissan , Rona Grossman , Motro Yair , Jacob Moran-Gilad , Dana Danino
{"title":"Challenging diagnosis of Mycolicibacterium cosmeticum/canariasense infection: A case report and literature review","authors":"Daniel Grupel ,&nbsp;Orly Sagi ,&nbsp;Israel Nissan ,&nbsp;Rona Grossman ,&nbsp;Motro Yair ,&nbsp;Jacob Moran-Gilad ,&nbsp;Dana Danino","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100393","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present the case of an immunocompromised child with <em>Mycolicibacterium cosmeticum/ canariasense</em> infection. Our case highlights the difficulty in adequate speciation. Most isolates described in the literature were identified using 16 s-<em>rRNA</em> PCR, which if performed on our sample would at best be inconclusive. Misidentifications could have a real impact on the body of evidence collected on these isolates thus far.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50172900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Relationship between patient sex and anatomical sites of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Mali 马里肺外结核患者性别与解剖部位的关系
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100389
Bocar Baya , Ibrahim Sanogo , Mahamadou Kone , Dianguina Soumare , Kadidia Ouattara , Amadou Somboro , Mamadou Wague , Nadie Coulibaly , Isaac Koloma , Mariam Coulibaly , Mohamed Nantoume , Mamadou Perou , Kadidia Kone , Djeneba Coulibaly , Hawa Boukary Diarra , Bourahima Kone , Ayouba Diarra , Mamadou D. Coulibaly , Moumine Sanogo , Bassirou Diarra , Djeneba Dabitao
{"title":"Relationship between patient sex and anatomical sites of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Mali","authors":"Bocar Baya ,&nbsp;Ibrahim Sanogo ,&nbsp;Mahamadou Kone ,&nbsp;Dianguina Soumare ,&nbsp;Kadidia Ouattara ,&nbsp;Amadou Somboro ,&nbsp;Mamadou Wague ,&nbsp;Nadie Coulibaly ,&nbsp;Isaac Koloma ,&nbsp;Mariam Coulibaly ,&nbsp;Mohamed Nantoume ,&nbsp;Mamadou Perou ,&nbsp;Kadidia Kone ,&nbsp;Djeneba Coulibaly ,&nbsp;Hawa Boukary Diarra ,&nbsp;Bourahima Kone ,&nbsp;Ayouba Diarra ,&nbsp;Mamadou D. Coulibaly ,&nbsp;Moumine Sanogo ,&nbsp;Bassirou Diarra ,&nbsp;Djeneba Dabitao","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Contribution of host factors in mediating susceptibility to extrapulmonary tuberculosis is not well understood.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To examine the influence of patient sex on anatomical localization of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study in Mali, West Africa. Hospital records of 1,304 suspected cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, available in TB Registry of a tertiary tuberculosis referral center from 2019 to 2021, were examined.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 1,012 (77.6%) were confirmed to have extrapulmonary tuberculosis with a male to female ratio of 1.59:1. Four clinical forms of EPTB predominated, namely pleural (40.4%), osteoarticular (29.8%), lymph node (12.5%), and abdominal TB (10.3%). We found sex-based differences in anatomical localization of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, with males more likely than females to have pleural TB (OR: 1.51; 95% CI [1.16 to 1.98]). Conversely, being male was associated with 43% and 41% lower odds of having lymph node and abdominal TB, respectively (OR: 0.57 and 0.59).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Anatomical sites of extrapulmonary tuberculosis differ by sex with pleural TB being associated with male sex while lymph node and abdominal TB are predominately associated with female sex. Future studies are warranted to understand the role of sex in mediating anatomical site preference of tuberculosis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2d/ef/main.PMC10448223.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10164521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Morbidity and mortality in tuberculosis associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in children living with HIV: A narrative review HIV感染儿童肺结核相关免疫重建炎症综合征的发病率和死亡率:叙述性综述
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100392
Haslina Hashim
{"title":"Morbidity and mortality in tuberculosis associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in children living with HIV: A narrative review","authors":"Haslina Hashim","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100392","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100392","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an increasingly recognized complication of children living with HIV who are receiving treatment for active tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of the study was to appraise available evidence of morbidity and mortality related to TB IRIS among the paediatric population. A non-systematic review of the literature was conducted by retrieving records from Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar). Four specific research questions assessing the risk factors (age, undernutrition, extrapulmonary TB and degree of immunosuppression) for TB-IRIS were discussed. The search yielded 370 articles, subsequently screened for eligibility according to the inclusion criteria. The majority of the articles were adult studies. Six studies were identified: Three retrospective and three prospective studies. The majority of the studies were conducted in TB/HIV-endemic countries. Only one study addressed mortality due to TB-IRIS as an outcome. A total of 6 mortalities related to TB-IRIS were reported. Advanced immunosuppression is universally agreed as an established risk factor for mortality in TB-IRIS in children. The severe presentation was more common in children with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. There is a paucity of data available on mortality in HIV-infected children with TB-IRIS. Future research is needed to assess the predictive factors of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected children with TB-IRIS especially in low resource and high endemic countries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3e/62/main.PMC10448151.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10164520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Clinical features, resistance patterns and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: A scoping review 耐药肺外结核的临床特征、耐药模式和治疗结果:范围界定综述
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100390
Emmanuel Miiro , Ronald Olum , Joseph Baruch Baluku
{"title":"Clinical features, resistance patterns and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: A scoping review","authors":"Emmanuel Miiro ,&nbsp;Ronald Olum ,&nbsp;Joseph Baruch Baluku","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a threat to tuberculosis (TB) control. Extra-pulmonary forms of DR-TB (DR-epTB) are not well characterized. This review summarizes the clinical features, resistance patterns and treatment outcomes of DR-epTB.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We searched EMBASE to identify studies that reported drug-resistance among extra-pulmonary TB sites. All age groups were included in this review. Studies which did not describe drug-resistance patterns at extra-pulmonary TB sites were excluded. We summarized the proportion of resistance to individual anti-TB drugs as well as multi-drug resistant (MDR), pre-extensively drug resistant (pre-XDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Eighteen studies with a total of 10,222 patients with extra-pulmonary TB of whom 1,236 (12.0%) had DR-epTB, were included in this review. DR-epTB was mostly reported in young people aged 28 to 46 years. While TB meningitis is the most commonly studied form, adenitis is the commonest form of DR-epTB reported in 21% to 47%. Central nervous system TB (3.8% to 51.6%), pleural TB (11.3% to 25.9%), skeletal TB (9.4% to 18.1%), abdominal TB (4.3% to 6.5%), and disseminated TB (3.8%) are also encountered. The HIV co-infection rate is reported to be 5.0% to 81.3% while 2.6% to 25.4 % have diabetes mellitus. Clinical symptoms of DR-epTB are consistent with morbidity in the affected body system. Among patients with DR-epTB, the proportion of MDR TB was 5% to 53% while that for pre-XDR TB and XDR TB was 3% to 40% and 4% to 33%, respectively. Treatment success is achieved in 26% to 83% of patients with DR-epTB while death, treatment loss-to-follow up, and treatment failure occur in 2% to 76%, 7% to 15%, and 0% to 4% respectively. Patients with DR-epTB were reported to have poorer outcomes than those with pulmonary DR-TB and extra-pulmonary drug-susceptible TB.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Clinical features of DR-epTB are similar to those observed among people with drug-susceptible EPTB but patients with DR-epTB post worse treatment outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/88/c6/main.PMC10425399.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10020448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children and young adolescents in Brazil 巴西儿童和青少年耐药结核病的治疗
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100388
Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa , Thaís Zamboni Berra , Jaqueline Garcia de Almeida Ballestero , Patricia Bartholomay Oliveira , Daniele Maria Pelissari , Yan Mathias Alves , Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos , Juliana Queiroz Rocha de Paiva , Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo , Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
{"title":"Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children and young adolescents in Brazil","authors":"Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa ,&nbsp;Thaís Zamboni Berra ,&nbsp;Jaqueline Garcia de Almeida Ballestero ,&nbsp;Patricia Bartholomay Oliveira ,&nbsp;Daniele Maria Pelissari ,&nbsp;Yan Mathias Alves ,&nbsp;Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos ,&nbsp;Juliana Queiroz Rocha de Paiva ,&nbsp;Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo ,&nbsp;Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a global threat and a challenge for public health authorities worldwide. In children, the diagnosis is even more challenging and DR-TB is poorly described in the literature, as are its treatment outcomes. In this study, we aimed to describe the treatment of drug-resistant TB in children and young adolescents in Brazil.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A descriptive epidemiological study of treatment for DR-TB in children under 15 years of age in Brazil between 2013 and 2020. The primary data source was the Information System for Special Tuberculosis Treatments (SITE-TB). Categorical variables were analyzed using relative frequencies (%) and continuous variables by measures of central tendency to characterize the profile of the cases, namely: sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, procedures, tests performed and treatment success. In order to verify the distribution of cases, a spatial analysis was carried out based on the municipality where the cases resided.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Between 2013 and 2020, 19,757 tuberculosis (TB) cases occurred in children aged &lt;15 years in Brazil, and 46 cases of treatment for DR-TB were reported during the same period (annual average of 6 cases). Of these, 73.9% were aged 10–14, 65.2% were male, 4.3% were HIV+ and 43.3% were underweight (BMI&lt;18.5) at the start of treatment. 17.4% had previous contact with TB, 69.6% had primary resistance, 47.8% multidrug resistance. The median duration of treatment was 15 months. DOT and standardized treatment regimen were performed in 52.2% of cases. Bacilloscopy was performed for 97.8% (57.8% positive); culture for 89.1% (75.6% positive), rapid molecular test for 73.9% with proven resistance to rifampicin in 55.8%. Susceptibility testing revealed resistance mainly to isoniazid (87.8%) and rifampicin (60.6%). 73.9% of cases were successfully treated and one death was reported. Cases were treated in 26 Brazilian municipalities, with the majority in Rio de Janeiro (15) and São Paulo (4).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>DR-TB treatment was recorded in &lt;1% of general TB cases in children and young adolescents, suggesting underreporting of drug-resistant cases in the country. Despite the low number of registered cases, the data reflect the situation of DR-TB in this population and describe important aspects of the problem, as the child needs comprehensive, individualized care, with support from different professionals. We recommend a strengthening of the country's referral services for the care of children with DR-TB so that surveillance and health care services can work together to identify and follow up cases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/14/b9/main.PMC10425933.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10076447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection secondary to an indwelling catheter in an immunocompetent host 在免疫功能正常的宿主中继发于留置导管的弥散性皮肤龟分枝杆菌感染
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100373
Nicholas D. Riopel , Kimberly Wood , William Stokes
{"title":"Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection secondary to an indwelling catheter in an immunocompetent host","authors":"Nicholas D. Riopel ,&nbsp;Kimberly Wood ,&nbsp;William Stokes","doi":"10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><em>Mycobacterium chelonae</em> is a species of nontuberculous mycobacteria that typically causes localized cutaneous disease in immunocompetent hosts. There have been few reports of disseminated infections in immunocompetent individuals which have often been associated with invasive medical procedures.</p></div><div><h3>Case Presentation</h3><p>In this report, we describe a 43-year-old immunocompetent female with an implanted venous access device who presented with skin lesions increasing in size and frequency over the course of five months despite antimicrobial therapy. A diagnosis was not made until mycobacterial culture from a skin biopsy grew <em>M. chelonae</em>.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Disseminated cutaneous <em>M. chelonae</em> infection can be a rare complication of indwelling venous catheterization among immunocompetent patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37942,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49899423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Epidemiology and factors associated with Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in a Low-prevalence area 低患病率地区肺结核流行病学及相关因素
IF 2
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100377
M. Rolo , B. González-Blanco , C.A. Reyes , N. Rosillo , P. López-Roa
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