Leptotrichia amnionii , an Emerging Pathogen of the Female Urogenital Tract

Leptotrichia amnionii and the Female Reproductive Tract

create a niche for M. tuberculosis (10). Our hypothesis could be refuted or corroborated in several ways, for example, by a case-control study of HIV-negative patients infected with tuberculosis. If this study refutes our hypothesis, the idea that sex hormones play a direct role in the immune response to M. tuberculosis would be supported. Such findings might also provide possibilities for drug...

Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae: an emerging respiratory tract pathogen

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae a member of the Viridans Streptococci, is known to be associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory tract infections (RTI). Very scanty information is available on the isolation of S. pseudopneumoniae from India. Hence, the present study was an attempt to isolate S. pseudopneumoniae from clinical samples and to study...

Candida auris, an Emerging Fungal Pathogen

The emerging pathogen “Candida auris” is attracting considerable international attention due to its rising reports, transmission through health professionals, high rate of treatment failure and resistance to multiple antifungal agents, particularly fluconazole. In spite of the global emergence of C. auris, epidemiological data and true prevalence of infections due to this organism are not clear...

Campylobacter concisus: an emerging pathogen of the gastrointestinal tract

This chapter explores the role of Campylobacter concisus, as an emerging pathogen of the human gastrointestinal tract. This bacterium is a Gram negative curved rod that composes part of the gingival flora of the human oral cavity. The association of C. concisus with human periodontal diseases and gingivitis has been reported since the 1980s. However in this decade the focus on this species has ...

Variation in the microbiome of the urogenital tract of female