Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease found mostly in the Caucasian population; a major complication of CF that often leads to mortality is lung inflammation. Playing a key role in the inflammation, as demonstrated by several studies, is the continuous recruitment of neutrophils to the lung [1-3]. Despite these millions of activated neutrophils, CF patients cannot adequately de...

BACKGROUND Surgical site infections have been caused by gentian violet (GV) marking solutions that were contaminated with Mycobaterium chelonae. GV solution is also used in surgery to mark surgical sites. It is commercially available as a solution that may not have been prepared under sterile conditions. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to describe a skin marking method that is sterile, effective, ...

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease caused by Mycobaterium bovis, and is transmissible to humans, wildlife and domestic livestock. In the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serve as a reservoir for the disease and pose a significant threat to domestic cattle and captive cervids. Scientists at USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, National Wild...

Point of use (POU) household water treatment is increasingly being adopted as a solution for access to safe water. Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are found in water, but there is little research on whether NTM survive POU treatment. Mycobacteria may be removed by multi-barrier treatment systems that combine processes such as coagulation, settling and disinfection. This work evaluated remova...

Stephania tetrandra and other related species of Menispermaceae form the major source of the bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid - tetrandrine. The plant is extensively referenced in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia for its use in the Chinese medicinal system as an analgesic and diuretic agent and also in the treatment of hypertension and various other ailments, including asthma, tuberculosis, dysentery, h...

BACKGROUND Monitoring potential changes in the epidemiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens furthers our understanding of the potential impact of interventions. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis using data reported to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) from 2006 to 2012 to determine the annual percent changes in the prevalence and incidence of selected CF pa...

A tuberculose é uma doença infectocontagiosa causada pela bactéria Mycobaterium tuberculosis. sua disseminação entre os indivíduos se dá por meio do contato direto, visto que as pessoas infectadas eliminam ao falar, tossir e espirrar, gotículas de saliva contendo bacilos infecciosos. Entretanto, transmissão também pode ocorrer maneira indireta, diante com objetos contaminados. Embora a enfermid...

Background: Tuberculosis is a disease with high morbidity, caused mainly by Mycobaterium tuberculosis (M.tb.). DNA vaccines show a promising future due to their unique advantages over conventional methods. The early-secreted antigen target (ESAT)-6 and culture filtrate protein (CFP)-10 of M.tb. antigens have been identified as vaccine candidates against Mycobacteria and used as subunit vaccines...