nontuberculous mycobacteria
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic ActinomycetesPerformance of RGM Medium for Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Respiratory Specimens from Non-Cystic Fibrosis PatientsA new selective medium for rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM medium) was evaluated on respiratory specimens from non-cystic fibrosis patients and compared to the mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) system and Middlebrook 7H11 agar for the isolation of all nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). A total of 203 mucolyzed respiratory specimens collected from 163 patients were inoculated on RGM medium and incubated at both 30°C (RGM30)...
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic ActinomycetesRapid Identification of Clinically Relevant Mycobacterium Species by Multicolor Melting Curve Analysis...The sustained increase in the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection and the difficulty in distinguishing these infections from tuberculosis constitute an urgent need for NTM species-level identification. The MeltPro Myco assay is the first diagnostic system that identifies 19 clinically relevant mycobacteria in a single reaction based on multicolor melting curve analysis run on a real-time PCR platform.
- Mycobacteriology and Aerobic ActinomycetesDevelopment of a One-Step Multiplex PCR Assay for Differential Detection of Major Mycobacterium Species
- Mycobacteriology and Aerobic ActinomycetesLevels of Antibody against Glycopeptidolipid Core as a Marker for Monitoring Treatment Response in Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: a Prospective Cohort Study