Abstract: The non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ‘atypical mycobacteria’ belonging to species other than those classified in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. NTM have been reported cause cross-reactive immune responses that interfere with diagnosis of both livestock and wildlife considered as potential pathogens for animals humans. present study was conducted detection non- tuberculo...

BACKGROUND A high concentration of hyaluronic acid in pleural fluid is suggestive of malignant mesothelioma. However, a relatively high concentration of hyaluronic acid was also seen in the pleural fluid of patients with benign inflammatory diseases. To show the utility of measuring hyaluronic acid levels in pleural fluid to diagnose tuberculous pleurisy, we compared the clinical features and l...

efficient tuberculosis treatment requires the use of good quality medicines. the present study developed a method of dosage by high performance liquid chromatography (hplc) coupled with the dissolution of a combination of fixed doses of four anti-tuberculous (isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol hydrochlorate, rifampicine). the elaborated protocol was thereafter used to assess the quality of med...

We report FDG PET of two cases of cold abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Case 1 had colon cancer; FDG PET showed high FDG uptake in the colon lesion and low uptake in the inguinal lesion. The latter was a tuberculous cold abscess confirmed by CT/MRI and biopsy. Case 2 received radiotherapy for lung cancer and presented with suspected vertebral metastasis. Further studies revealed tuber...

Tuberculous meningitis continues to be a serious problem for physicians because it is difficult to make an early diagnosis and the consequences of delaying treatment are severe. The objective of this study is to provide data for the optimization of diagnostic and timely treatment of tuberculous meningitis. Of the 401 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative tuberculous meningitis patients in...

conclusions p. luteola is resistant to tmp-smx, but in the present case p. luteola was susceptible to tmp-smx case presentation the current study isolated p. luteola from empyema in a patient with tuberculous pleurisy, whose susceptibility to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole differed from previous reports. introduction pseudomonas luteola is an uncommon opportunistic pathogen. it is recognized as ...

Abstract. A 17-year-old man who presented with progressive quadriparesis is reported. About 8 months prior to admission, he had miliary tuberculosis, and that improved with anti-tuberculous therapy. He had also developed tuberculous meningitis and tuberculous myelitis, respectively. He regularly took anti-tuberculous drugs until this illness. Neurological findings were compatible with cervical ...

Tuberculous spondylitis is a very rare disease, but it can result in bone destruction, kyphotic deformity, spinal instability, and neurologic complications unless early diagnosis and proper management are done. Because the most common symptom of tuberculous spondylitis is back pain, it can often be misdiagnosed. Atypical tuberculous spondylitis can be presented as a metastatic cancer or a prima...