Chemotherapeutic Studies of Mycobacterial Infections in Mice

Mycobacterial Infections in Recipients

During a 17-year period (1966-1983), 519 patients received renal allografts at the Johannesburg Hospital. Ten patients developed mycobacterial infections (MBI) in their post-transplant perio4 — a prevalence of 1,7%. Eight were dueto Mycobacteriumtuberculosis (M. tuberculosis); of the remaining two, one was due to Mycobacterium kansasii and one to MycobacteriunT forthuitum. Two patients died as ...

Treatment of mycobacterial infections.

Treatment of mycobacterial infections differs from that of other bacterial diseases due to several properties possessed by the mycobacteria and the host. A hallmark of mycobacteria is the complex lipid-rich cell envelope that protects the organism from both the host response and antimycobacterial therapy. In addition, mycobacteria are facultative intracellular parasites which generally cause a ...

Mycobacterial Infections of Fish

ticularly in intensive aquaculture systems and display aquaria. These diseases are collectively referred to as “atypical mycobacteriosis” or simply “mycobacteriosis.” The term “fish tuberculosis” has been used in the past to refer to this group of diseases, but the term is not appropriate and should not be used. Tuberculosis is a very important disease of humans and mammals, but fish do not get...

Lipid Inclusions in Mycobacterial Infections

Mycobacterial Skin Infections

Lupus vulgaris [6] This is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, occurring after primary infection in individuals with good natural resistance. Females are more often affected and it is also more common in children. Most commonly, it affects the face and neck and is seen initially as firm, translucent, brown nodules. Without treatment, the lesions slowly spread laterally, leading to d...