Mycobacterium Avium ComplexCellular ImmunityWe present two cases of pulmonary MAC infection in women with Hürthle cell thyroid carcinoma. Both cases were asymptomatic octogenarian women with active Hürthle cell thyroid carcinoma and prolonged periods of hypothyroidism prior to diagnosis of pulmonary MAC. ...
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is a ubiquitous pathogen found in soil and water. Environmental exposure is the primary route for MAC infection. However, specific environmental risk factors have been poorly determined in immunocompetent patients with pulmonary MAC disease.A case-control ...
In order to cope with the worldwide increase in the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections, a numb... Tomioka,Haruaki - 《Current Pharmaceutical Design》 被引量: 60发表: 2004年 J. Dairy Sci. In order to cope with the worldwide increase...
Infection and Drug Resistance Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article CASE SERIES Pulmonary and Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Cases Confirmed by Tissue-Direct Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow Immunoassay of Formalin-Fixed ...
The most common causative organism in Japan is the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The incidence of MAC pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) is higher than that in other countries, and deaths from MAC-PD are increasing. Complex cases involving radiological fibrocavitary patterns and pulmonary aspergillosis...
Subsequently, the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) was implicated as a cause of lung disease in immunocompetent patients with no preexisting lung disease.1 It is now recognized that the MAC organisms are not just colonizers but rather repre- sent pathogens that must be treated in...
Reports on four cases of isolated pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. Review of previously reported cases in HIV literature; Belief that... Salama,Carlos,Policar,... - 《Clinical Infectious Diseases》 被引量: 47发表: 2003年 Clinical investigation of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium ...
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In Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD), diagnosis requires a positive culture from at least two separate expectorated sputum specimens. The optimal number of sputum examinations remains unclear. This study sought to elucidate the diagn
Forced vital capacity MAC: Mycobacterium avium Complex MAC-PD: MAC pulmonary disease NB: Nodular/bronchiectatic NTM: Nontuberculous mycobacteria NTM-PD: NTM pulmonary disease PA: Pseudomonas aeruginosa PFT: Pulmonary function test TB: Tuberculosis ...