Publications

TitleAbstractYear
Filter
PMID(sorted descending)
Filter
oyster-related tenosynovitis: a rare case of mycobacterium szulgai in the immunocompromised.a 66-year-old man with a history of renal transplant on chronic immunosuppression presented to his primary care physician with a swollen right index finger. on examination, mild swelling was present. conservative management failed and initial plain films were negative. corticosteroid injection was performed by orthopaedics, but symptoms recurred several months later and an mri showed flexor digitorum tenosynovitis and abscesses of the superficialis and profundus tendons. a flexor tenolysis was p ...201729275385
drug susceptibility of 33 reference strains of slowly growing mycobacteria to 19 antimicrobial agents.objectives. slowly growing mycobacteria (sgm) are prevalent worldwide and cause an extensive spectrum of diseases. methods. in this study, the antimicrobial susceptibility of 33 reference strains of sgm to 19 antimicrobial agents was tested using a modified microdilution method. results. cefmetazole (32/33) and azithromycin (32/33) exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity, and dapsone (9/33) exhibited the lowest activity against the tested strains. cefoxitin (30/33), cefoperazone (28/33), an ...201728512635
mycobacterium szulgai: an unusual cause of skin and soft tissue infection after breast augmentation. 201728345804
mycobacterium szulgai infection in the flexor sheath of the right index finger in an immunocompetent patient.a 53-year-old woman was identified with mycobacterium szulgai infection in the flexor sheath of the right index finger. tissue was debrided at operation, and the patient was successfully treated with appropriate antimicrobials. m. szulgai is a rare cause of non-tubercular mycobacterium infection worldwide, and there are currently no clear guidelines on diagnosis and management. this is the first case reporting m. szulgai infection in the flexor sheath of the right index finger of a non-immunocom ...201728288996
cases of pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai infection leading to pneumothorax and spontaneous remission. 201728279516
pulmonary disease caused by mycobacterium szulgai. 201628012577
cutaneous infection due to mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome. 201727207500
pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai infection: a case report. 201627016534
mycobacterium angelicum sp. nov., a non-chromogenic, slow-growing species isolated from fish and related to mycobacterium szulgai.the name 'mycobacterium angelicum' dates back to 2003 when it was suggested for a slowly growing mycobacterium isolated from freshwater angelfish. this name is revived here and the novel species is proposed on the basis of the polyphasic characterization of four strains including the original one. the four strains presented 100 % 16s rrna gene sequence similarity with mycobacterium szulgai but clearly differed from m. szulgai for the milky white aspect of the colonies. the sequence similarity wi ...201526420689
mixed cutaneous infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai and mycobacterium intermedium in a healthy adult female: a rare case report.nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntms) are ubiquitous and are being increasingly reported as human opportunistic infection. cutaneous infection caused by mixed ntm is extremely rare. we encountered the case of a 46-year-old female, who presented with multiple discharging sinuses over the lower anterior abdominal wall (over a previous appendectomy scar) for the past 2 years. microscopy and culture of the pus discharge were done to isolate and identify the etiological agent. finally, genotype mycobact ...201525789180
mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary infection: case report of an uncommon pathogen in korea.mycobacterium szulgai (m. szulgai) is an unusual pathogen in a human non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. pulmonary infection due to m. szulgai may be clinically and radiologically confused with active pulmonary tuberculosis. in contrast to other non-tuberculous mycobacteria, m. szulgai infection is well controlled by combination antimycobacterial therapy. most of the previously reported cases of m. szulgai pulmonary infection showed cavitary upper lobe infiltrates. we herein describe a case ...201725246828
pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a general respiratory population.the prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterium (ntm) appears to be increasing. much of the experience in the literature about this emerging organism comes from specialised units or populations such as cystic fibrosis patients. we, therefore, aim to evaluate the experience in a general respiratory population of dealing with patients with positive culture of ntm. we did a retrospective review of medical notes of general respiratory patients from whom ntm were isolated from january 2007 to july 20 ...201425226715
mycobacterium szulgai chronic multifocal osteomyelitis in an adolescent with inherited stat1 deficiency.we report a 17-year-old patient with inherited stat1 deficiency, who was diagnosed with mycobacterium szulgai chronic multifocal osteomyelitis and responded well to the therapy with ethambutol, rifampicin and azithromycin. seven other reported cases of m. szulgai osteomyelitis are reviewed. this is the first description of m. szulgai osteomyelitis in an adolescent with a primary immunodeficiency.201324569307
clinical significance of mycobacterium szulgai isolates from respiratory specimens.the clinical relevance of mycobacterium szulgai respiratory isolates has been controversial. the aim of this study was to determine the clinical significance of m. szulgai isolates from respiratory specimens and to identify the clinical features and outcomes of m. szulgai lung disease.201424359518
mycobacterium szulgai chronic multifocal osteomyelitis in an adolescent with inherited stat1 deficiency.we report a 17-year-old patient with inherited stat1 deficiency, who was diagnosed with mycobacterium szulgai chronic multifocal osteomyelitis and responded well to therapy with ethambutol, rifampicin and azithromycin. seven other reported cases of m. szulgai osteomyelitis are reviewed. this is the first description of m. szulgai osteomyelitis in an adolescent with a primary immunodeficiency.201324061272
nontuberculous mycobacteria in respiratory samples from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the state of rondônia, brazil.the main cause of pulmonary tuberculosis (tb) is infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis (mtb). we aimed to evaluate the contribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) to pulmonary disease in patients from the state of rondônia using respiratory samples and epidemiological data from tb cases. mycobacterium isolates were identified using a combination of conventional tests, polymerase chain reaction-based restriction enzyme analysis of hsp65 gene and hsp65 gene sequencing. among the 1,812 ca ...201323827995
skin nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in systemic lupus erythematosus: an unusual skin infection mimicking lupus vasculitis.to report 2 cases of skin nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) occurring in lupus patients and to systematically review the medical literature addressing skin ntm in lupus.201323332736
pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai infection.there has been an increase in the number of pulmonary infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) in the non hiv-infected population with a heightened awareness clinically and in the laboratory of the significance of these respiratory isolates and newer identification techniques. as far as we are aware, this is the first case report of pulmonary mycobacteium szulgai infection in ireland.201223155916
[analysis of the clinical features of pulmonary disease caused by mycobacterium szulgai].we reviewed the patient characteristics, radiological findings, treatments, and clinical outcomes in 12 cases of pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai disease diagnosed at our hospital from april 1998 to march 2008. in addition, drug susceptibility testing of the causative isolates was performed with several antibiotics, including clarithromycin (cam) and rifampicin (rfp), using brothmic ntm.201222693872
[isolation and identification of mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in raw milk samples in mersin province].this study was aimed to isolate and identify mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) species in raw milk samples from cattles and to compare the diagnostic performance of the methods used for that purpose. a total of 145 raw milk samples from cattles were collected from five villages in mersin province (located on mediterrenean region of turkey) between april and june 2008. presence of mycobacteria was investigated by ehrlich ziehl neelsen (ezn) staining method, culture in löw ...201222639317
mycobacterium szulgai tenosynovitis: a fishy tale. 201222313355
clinical and radiological deterioration due to mycobacterium szulgai in an asthmatic patient.we report the case of a 23-year-old asthmatic woman who had clinical and radiological deterioration due to mycobacterium szulgai infection and good response to anti-mycobacterial treatment without any structural abnormalities in previous lung imaging studies. m. szulgai may be considered a pathogen able to cause deterioration of respiratory health even in patients with previously normal lungs.201222240435
a case of cutaneous infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai with progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome.a 59-year-old man presented with a skin eruption and bilateral swelling of the legs. soon after the initial presentation, he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards) with miliary lung nodules. culture of samples from the skin ulcers, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid all revealed mycobacterium szulgai infection. the patient was successfully treated with antituberculosis drugs. m. szulgai infection is very rarely reported worldwide, and disseminated infection usually occurs in ...201122084610
mycobacterium szulgai: an unusual cause of disseminated mycobacterial infections. 201122038111
granulomatous pneumonia in a captive freshwater crocodile (crocodylus johnstoni) caused by mycobacterium szulgai.a 25-yr-old male freshwater crocodile (crocodylus johnstoni) was diagnosed with pulmonary mycobacteriosis caused by mycobacterium szulgai. necropsy revealed fibrinous exudate in the right pleural cavity and white miliary nodules in the right lung lobe. histopathologic examination revealed well-demarcated granulomas consisting of multinucleated giant cells and epithelioid cells surrounded by fibrous connective tissue. atypically, lymphocytes had accumulated in the outer region of fibrous connecti ...201020945661
nine-year progression of untreated pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai infection.a 58-year-old man was seen with complaints of fevers, night sweats, weight loss, and multiple bilateral cavitary lung lesions. mycobacterium szulgai with nearly identical antibiograms grew from separate sputum specimens 9 years apart. he was treated with a combination of clarithromycin and ethambutol with clinical, microbiologic, and radiographic resolution of disease. this is the longest untreated case of documented mycobacterium szulgai infection reported, and offers a glimpse of its natural h ...201020622732
occurrence of mycobacterium spp. and other pathogens in lymph nodes of slaughtered swine and wild boars (sus scrofa).mycobacterium spp. and other pathogens were investigated in 258 swine lymph nodes (129 with and 129 without apparent lesions), and 120 lymph nodes (60 with and 60 without lesions) from wild boars (sus scrofa). a total of lymph nodes from swine and wild boars were collected of different animals. submaxillar and mesenteric lymph nodes were submitted to microbiological examination and colonies suggestive of mycobacterium spp. (alcohol-acid bacilli) were submitted to pcr restriction assay (pra). in ...201120621319
lung disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria.although the incidence of tuberculosis has reduced in developed countries, there is a growing interest in nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) as a cause of lung disease. however, ntm are a heterogeneous group and most of the data come from only three species: mycobacterium avium complex, mycobacterium kansasii and mycobacterium abscessus. still, information about these three species is confusing because it is based mainly on retrospective studies and series of clinical cases performed in developed ...201020154623
isolation of novel mycobacteria contaminating an aquarium fish tank in a japanese university hospital.to better understand nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) contamination in a hospital setting, six freshwater fish gut homogenates and water in an aquarium fish tank placed on the reception counter of a nursing station were cultured for mycobacteria.201020148998
assessing immunocompetence in mycobacterium szulgai infections. 201020065914
[a case of steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis complicated by skin infection of mycobacterium szulgai].we describe a case of a 47-year old japanese man with steroid-dependent, refractory ulcerative colitis complicated by non-tuberculous mycobacterial skin infection. the patient remained in remission by combination therapy of 100mg azathioprine and 27.5mg prednisolone (total dose over 25g for three years), but developed a deep genital ulcer. mycobacterium szulgai was confirmed by skin culture, and the ulcer became turned into a scar after oral administration of isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethanbuto ...200919734708
environmental mycobacteria from alpine and subalpine habitats.abstract mycobacteria were isolated from a variety of materials such as soil, peat, humus, tufa, sphagnum, and wood, collected in alpine and subalpine habitats. mycobacteria, including mycobacterium kansasii, mycobacterium malmoense, mycobacterium szulgai, mycobacterium gordonae, mycobacterium terrae, mycobacterium chelonae, and mycobacterium fortuitum were recovered from 69 of 81 (85%) samples. all of the isolates were recovered on medium incubated at 20 and 30 degrees c. none were recovered if ...200419712284
urinary mycobacterium szulgai infection in an immunocompetent patient.mycobacterium szulgai is one of the nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) and rarely causes diseases in human beings, particularly in immunocompetent patients. less than 1% of all cases of ntm infection are caused by m szulgai, but the incidence is continuously increasing. although extrapulmonary infections have been reported, most m szulgai infections are associated with pulmonary diseases. however, to our knowledge, a urinary tract infection caused by m szulgai has never before been reported. here ...200919668034
mycobacterium riyadhense sp. nov., a non-tuberculous species identified as mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by a commercial line-probe assay.a non-chromogenic, slowly growing mycobacterium strain was isolated from a maxillary sinus lavage from a symptomatic patient in riyadh, saudi arabia. it was initially identified as a member of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by a commercial line-probe assay. its 16s rrna, hsp65 and rpob gene and 16s-23s internal transcribed spacer sequences were unique; phylogenetic analysis based on the 16s rrna gene sequence groups this organism close to mycobacterium szulgai and mycobacterium malmoense ...200919406791
[four cases of pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium szulgai with a review of previous case reports in japan].we report 4 cases of pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium szulgai with review of 23 cases previously reported in japan. all 4 patients were male and two of them in their 20's were found to have abnormal chest x-ray findings recognized on a health checkup without any symptoms. one case had no previous history of illness and had never smoked. radiographic study showed thick-walled cavities in 3 cases and multiple small nodules in 2, indicating the difficulty of distinguishing m. szulgai infect ...200819068760
clinical relevance of mycobacterium szulgai in the netherlands.the clinical relevance of mycobacterium szulgai isolates is unknown, and available literature focuses on case reports of m. szulgai disease. we assessed the clinical relevance of m. szulgai isolated from patients in the netherlands.200818444856
multifocal osteomyelitis due to mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.mycobacterium szulgai is a pathogenic organism that most frequently causes pulmonary infection and may rarely result in disseminated disease in immunocompromised individuals. we report a case of multifocal osteomyelitis and cutaneous lesions due to m. szulgai in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. the successful treatment of multifocal osteomyelitis was accomplished using isoniazid, rifampin, and ethambutol.200818199481
mycobacterium alsiense, a novel, slowly growing species isolated from two patients with pulmonary disease.a previously undescribed, slowly growing mycobacterium species was isolated from pulmonary specimens of two patients, one from denmark and one from italy. the isolates showed unique 16s rrna internal transcribed spacers and hsp65 sequences: the 16s rrna was most closely related to mycobacterium szulgai and mycobacterium malmoense.200717804654
pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai infection and treatment in a patient receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy.a 54-year-old man with a 22-year history of rheumatoid arthritis and an 8-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented with dyspnea on exertion, nonproductive cough and fatigue of 1 month's duration. his medication at presentation consisted of etanercept, azathioprine, naproxen and inhaled fluticasone and salbutamol.200717599076
first pulmonary case reported in argentina of infection with mycobacterium szulgai, a rare pathogen.mycobacterium szulgai is a rare pathogen. nontuberculous mycobacteria usually produce disease in people with some kind of immunosuppression or another predisposing condition. a case of pulmonary mycobacterium szulgai infection is described.200717596359
two cases of atypical mycobacteriosis caused by mycobacterium szulgai associated with mortality in captive african elephants (loxodonta africana).mycobacterium szulgai was associated with mortality in two captive african elephants (loxodonta africana) housed at lincoln park zoo. the first elephant presented with severe, acute lameness of the left rear limb. despite extensive treatments, the animal collapsed and died 13 mo after initial presentation. necropsy revealed osteomyelitis with loss of the femoral head and acetabulum and pulmonary granulomas with intralesional m. szulgai. the second elephant collapsed during transport to another i ...200717469283
mycobacterium szulgai infection in a captive population of african clawed frogs (xenopus tropicalis).a colony of captive xenopus tropicalis became infected with mycobacterium szulgai. clinical signs, when observed, were lethargy, weight loss, and emaciation. visceral granulomas were common findings at laparoscopy and necropsy. the diagnosis of mycobacteriosis was based on histologic appearance and ziehl-neelsen staining of tissues. the identification of m. szulgai organisms was based on comparison of the 16s rrna gene sequence with several genbank databases. there have been no reports of this m ...200617312814
lichen scrofulosorum caused by mycobacterium szulgai: a new cause of a tuberculide reaction. 200717300260
mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an unusual pathogen with unusual multidrug resistance.a 37-year-old hispanic man with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed extensive pulmonary disease with persistent cough, fever, night sweats, worsening dyspnea, and weight loss. sputum samples showed scant growth of acid-fast bacilli. he failed to respond to the standard tuberculosis regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide. subsequently, mycobacterium szulgai was identified, and susceptibility tests showed it to be resistant to all four of those agents. thera ...200617064210
mycobacterium szulgai identification by hsp65 gene sequencing in an hiv-positive patient with non-hodgkin's lymphoma.mycobacterium szulgai, described for the first time in 1972, is a rare human pathogen that mainly causes pulmonary non-tubercular mycobacteriosis. we report its isolation and identification from a bronchoalveolar lavage specimen by hsp65 gene sequencing analysis in an hiv-positive patient with non-hodgkin's lymphoma.200617058790
pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai in a young healthy woman.a 20-year-old woman with no history of pulmonary disease had no symptom and her chest ct scans demonstrated adhesive small multiple nodules in the bronchial lung biopsy specimen showed epithelioid cell granuloma containing langhans giant cells, therefore she was diagnosed as pulmonary mycobacteriosis caused by m. szulgai. this is the youngest case of this rare condition occurring in a healthy subject without underlying pulmonary diseases.200616946574
[mycobacterium szulgai arthritis in an hiv patient during immune reconstitution]. 200416235601
[two cases of mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary disease in the elderly].the rate of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteriosis (ntm) in the total pulmonary mycobacteriosis has been continuously increasing. while m. avium complex is the most common cause of ntm, there are a few case reports of pulmonary infection due to m. szulgai. we described two cases of pulmonary ntm caused by m. szulgai. a 75-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea on effort, and productive cough. a chest x-ray showed an infiltrative shadow with cavity in the right upper lobe ...200516083051
septic arthritis due to mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus: case report.mycobacterium szulgai is a rare human pathogen that mainly causes pulmonary diseases. we report the first case of m. szulgai causing septic arthritis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus. a culture from the joint aspiration was needed to isolate and identify this organism. the patient was treated successfully with ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, and ethambutol.200515849060
osteomyelitis and skin ulcers caused by mycobacterium szulgai in an aids patient.mycobacterium szulgai is a ubiquitious non-tuberculous mycobacterium causing infection in immunocompetent and immunocompromized patients. clinically mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis in most cases described, rarely other manifestations occur. here we report the case of an aids patient with osteomyelitis of the hand and toe, accompanied by multiple cutaneous ulcers of the chest and forearm. the case highlights the unusual combination of osteomyelitis and skin ulcers without pulmonary infection and ...200415764180
characterization of a trinucleotide repeat sequence (cgg)5 and potential use in restriction fragment length polymorphism typing of mycobacterium tuberculosis.the genomes of 28 bacterial strains, including mycobacterial species mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium bovis, were analyzed for the presence of a special class of microsatellite, that of trinucleotide repeat sequences (trs). results of a search of all 10 possible trs motifs (i.e., cct, cgg, ctg, gaa, gat, gta, gtc, gtg, gtt, and tat) with five or more repeating units showed that (cgg)(5) was highly represented within the genomic dna of m. tuberculosis and m. bovis. most of the (cgg)(5 ...200415297495
severe sporotrichoid infection with mycobacterium szulgai.mycobacterium szulgai is a nontuberculous, acid-fast bacillus or atypical mycobacteria, which prior to 1972 was not thought of as a pathogen. since then most cases reported in the literature have been of pulmonary disease with only a few case reports of cutaneous disease. our patient, who had an underlying, uncategorized, immunosuppressive condition, presented with multiple severe ulcers spreading proximally up the arms in a sporotrichoid pattern with more scatttered lesions on his legs. he made ...200415245534
a young female patient with anorexia nervosa complicated by mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary infection.pulmonary infection with a rare atypical mycobacterium, mycobacterium szulgai, was discovered during the treatment of anorexia nervosa in a 21-year-old japanese woman without preexisting pulmonary disease. she had a long history of low body weight below 35 kg.200414705165
pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium szulgai.a 75-year-old man was admitted with cough, purulent sputum, fatigue and weight loss of 10 kg of some months' duration. his chest radiograph showed poorly defined opacities in the right lung. eleven years before admission an epidermoid carcinoma of the right lung had been diagnosed and a right bilobar resection had been performed. the patient remained asymptomatic for 8 years. cultures of 4 consecutive sputum samples were positive for mycobacteria that were identified as mycobacterium szulgai by ...200314665782
mycobacterium szulgai isolated from a patient, a tropical fish and aquarium water. 200314605942
[comparison between relative analogy and homology of 16s rrna partial sequences between mycobacterium szulgai and mycobacterium malmoense].a lot of nucleotide sequences of some genes, especially 16s rrna gene, are registered in the public data-base. in order to identify clinical mycobacterial strains, 16s rrna gene partial nucleotide sequences from 15 strains of mycobacterium malmoense and 24 strains of mycobacterium szulgai which are stored in the research institute of tuberculosis, japan anti-tuberculosis association were determined. then homology of the sequences to the data of type strains submitted to public database were dete ...200312739396
in vitro activity of linezolid against slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria.mics of linezolid in broth microdilutions were tested against 341 slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) belonging to 15 species. the proposed linezolid susceptibility mics for all mycobacterium marinum, mycobacterium szulgai, mycobacterium kansasii, mycobacterium malmoense, and mycobacterium xenopi isolates and for 90% of mycobacterium gordonae and mycobacterium triplex isolates were </=8 micro g/ml. linezolid has excellent therapeutic potential against most species of ntm.200312709349
skin infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.infections are responsible for a large part of the morbidity and mortality after bmt because of the sustained impairment of host defenses. we report a case of cutaneous infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai in a boy who underwent bmt with marrow from a matched unrelated donor.200312665849
the regulatory elements of the mycobacterium tuberculosis gene rv3881c function efficiently in escherichia coli.we report efficient expression of the mycobacterium tuberculosis gene rv3881c in escherichia coli from its m. tuberculosis promoter, attributable to an e. coli consensus pribnow box and ribosome binding site. the n-terminal sequence of the recombinant e. coli-generated protein was identical to the predicted open reading frame of rv3881c and transcription of the rv3881c gene initiated at the same nucleotide position in both bacteria. we demonstrate the utility of this promoter for rapid analysis ...200312586418
[relative relatedness of 11 mycobacteria species by microplate hybridization methods considering delta tm].intra-species variance within mycobacterium xenopi, mycobacterium gordonae or mycobacterium szulgai has been reported in identification employing chemotaxonomic characteristics, 16 s rrna gene sequences or relative relatedness (relative color index) of genomic dna-dna hybridization. genomic dna-dna reassociation at the constant temperature was found to be unreliable for classification of mycobacterial species. however, nonspecific dna reassociation could be avoided by hybridization at 56 degrees ...200212235846
[microplate hybridization methods of reduced unspecific reassociation considering delta tm--comparison between relative relatedness of dna and key characters for mycobacterium szulgai].it has been recognized that colorimetric microdilution plate hybridization method (ddh) shows equivocal identification results for some strains of mycobacterium gordonae, and that chemotaxonomic identification method reveals some intermediate pattern between mycobacterium szulgai and m. gordonae. in the present study, the results obtained by chemotaxonomic identification method on 25 strains of m. szulgai were compared with those obtained by ddh method. in chemotaxonomic methods, 8 of 25 m. szul ...200212235845
delayed-onset mycobacterial keratitis after lasik.to describe the time course, diagnosis, clinical features, and treatment of seven patients with mycobacterium szulgai keratitis that developed from 7 to 24 weeks after laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik).200212131028
[pulmonary infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai: a case report].we reported a case of pulmonary infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai (m. szulgai) in an immunocompetent, asymptomatic 55-year-old man without underlying disease. a chest radiograph of an annual health examination revealed a right upper lobe infiltrate with thin-walled cavities, which was not present in the previous year. an acid-fast stain of bronchial washing fluid was positive, and antimycobacterial chemotherapy with isoniazid (400 mg/day), rifampin (450 mg/day), and ethambutol (750 mg/da ...200212073621
[a case of pulmonary infection caused by mycobacterium szulgai].we report a case of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis caused by mycobacterium szulgai. a thirty-nine-year-old man with no relevant significant past history underwent an annual medical check. his chest x-ray and ct scan showed an infiltrative shadow with a cavity in the right upper lobe. as it was suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis, he was referred to our hospital. smear tests of his sputum, gastric fluid, and transbronchial fluid showed no mycobacterial organisms, but culture of the sa ...200212073620
mycobacterium szulgai lymphadenitis mimicking kikuchi's disease in thailand.mycobacterium szulgai is rarely found to be a cause of reported infection. two thirds of cases were reported as pulmonary presentations, while the rest were infections of soft tissues or bone. in thailand, few pulmonary infections due to m. szulgai have been reported. this is the first case of m. szulgai lymphadenitis confirmed by tissue culture. the patient presented with prolonged fever and tender enlarged cervical nodes. histological findings showed large histiocytes with necrotic background ...200111944713
pseudoepidemic due to a unique strain of mycobacterium szulgai: genotypic, phenotypic, and epidemiological analysis.in mid-1999, we noted multiple isolations at the veterans affairs medical center (vamc) houston tex. of an unusual nonpigmented mycobacterium species. since, on the basis of 16s rrna gene sequence analysis, the strains were identical to the mycobacterium szulgai type strain and since m. szulgai has been reported only rarely as a commensal or environmental isolate, we were concerned about laboratory contamination, nosocomial spread, or even the possibility that this could be a novel organism asso ...200211923321
a cluster of cases of mycobacterium szulgai keratitis that occurred after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (lasik) is a recently developed ophthalmic procedure. when 2 patients developed keratitis caused by mycobacterium szulgai after they underwent lasik surgery, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of all lasik procedures performed at scott & white clinic (temple, texas) during a 4.5-month period. seven patients had compatible symptoms and signs, 5 of whom had confirmed m. szulgai keratitis. five cases occurred among 30 procedures performed by doctor a, an ...200211914991
[pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium szulgai, a group 2 nontuberculous mycobacterium].a 37-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of abnormal findings seen in a chest radiograph from a physical examination. there was nothing unusual about his past history, and he had been healthy. chest radiography showed an infiltrative shadow with a cavity in the right upper lobe. a smear test of the sputum was negative but a culture was positive for a mycobacterium, which was identified as m. szulgai. a diagnosis of atypical pulmonary mycobacteriosis caused by m. szulgai. the patie ...200111875808
[lung infection by mycobacterium szulgai].mycobacterium szulgai is an uncommon atypical mycobacterium human pathogen.200010938687
mycobacterium szulgai keratitis. 200010922211
carpal tunnel syndrome complicating hand flexor tenosynovitis due to mycobacterium szulgai. 200010875329
[epidemiologic and microbiological aspects of mycobacteriosis in slovakia--mycobacterium szulgai].the first case of mycobacteriosis caused by m. szulgai in the territory of czechoslovakia was discovered in the year 1979 in southern slovakia and was published in our and foreign literature in the year 1981. the purpose of this investigation is to describe the epidemiological situation of the diseases caused by m. szulgai in slovakia and to compared it with the experiences in chosen developed countries, especially focused on the localization of the disease, factors of transmission, mechanism of ...200010870261
carpal tunnel syndrome caused by mycobacterium szulgai.we describe 2 cases of infection due to mycobacterium szulgai revealed by a carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) that was the only clinical manifestation. both patients regularly cleaned their fish tank with bare hands. the diagnosis was made by isolation of m. szulgai from synovium. the cause of the cts was a synovitis. previous synovectomies were ineffective. improvement was observed with antibiotic treatment. the only way to diagnose this unusual infection is to perform histology of synovium and to i ...200010813306
pulmonary mycobacteriosis caused by rifampicin-resistant mycobacterium szulgai.we describe a rare case of pulmonary mycobacteriosis infected with rifampicin (rfp)-resistant mycobacterium szulgai that was successfully eradicated with clarithromycin (cam) treatment. an 80-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 4-week history of high fever, productive cough and malaise. chest roentgenogram showed an infiltrative shadow in the left lower lung field. isolated bacteria from sputum were acid-fast bacilli and identified as m. szulgai by the dna-dna hybridization method. ...200010801146
pulmonary diseases due to mycobacterium szulgai in japan. 200010801139
successful treatment using clarithromycin for a cutaneous lesion caused by mycobacterium szulgai. 200010792258
assessment of morphology for rapid presumptive identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium kansasii.mycobacterium tuberculosis often exhibits serpentine cording when grown in liquid medium, whereas mycobacterium kansasii can be larger and cross-barred. we assessed the use of these morphologic characteristics as a cost-effective method for rapid presumptive identification of isolates from bactec bottles. without specific training, using the kinyoun acid-fast stain, definitive cording was found in 237 of 373 specimens positive for m. tuberculosis (64%) and cross-barring was recognized within 63 ...200010747119
[a case of pulmonary infectious disease due to mycobacterium szulgai].a 49-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of cough and general fatigue. there was nothing unusual about his past history, and he has been healthy. on admission, a chest roentogenogram revealed an infiltrative shadow with a cavity in the left middle and lower fields. because the acid fast staining of a bronchoscopic specimen was positive for mycobacteria, he was transferred to another hospital to be treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. culture tests of multiple specimens were posi ...199910565131
non-tuberculous mycobacterial tenosynovitis: a review.the clinical characteristics, outcome and treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial tenosynovitis are reviewed. from lesions localized in the hand, 10 different species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria have been reported. the most common are mycobacterium marinum and mycobacterium kansasii. other less frequent organisms are mycobacterium avium complex, mycobacterium szulgai, mycobacterium terrae, mycobacterium fortuitum, mycobacterium chelonae, mycobacterium abscessus, mycobacterium malmoense an ...199910482048
successful treatment of disseminated mycobacterium szulgai infection with ciprofloxacin, rifampicin, and ethambutol. 199910424803
[pulmonary infection in the emphysematous bulla due to mycobacterium szulgai diagnosed by percutaneus needle aspiration].a 73-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of productive cough and infiltrate on the chest roentogenogram. the underlying diseases was found to be multiple myeloma. he received a physical examination in june, 1996. the chest x-ray and ct scan on admission showed an infiltrative shadow with multiple bulla in the left upper lung field. internal use of antibiotics and drip infusion of ipm/cs were ineffective. the chest x-ray showed air-fluid level in left upper peripheral bullous lesio ...19989884512
[two cases of pulmonary disease due to mycobacterium szulgai].this paper describes with two patients with pulmonary disease due to mycobacterium szulgai. the first patient was a 67-year-old man who consulted a doctor at the outpatient clinic of the internal medicine of our hospital, complaining with hemosputum. a chest x-ray showed an infiltrative shadow in the right upper lobe. a smear test of the sputum was negative but a culture was positive for mycobacteria. second patient was a 37-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital, complaining with cough a ...19989866924
[clinicopathological study of cases with mycobacterium szulgai infection].pulmonary mycobacteriosis is usually caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobacterium avium complex, or mycobacterium kansasii. there are, however, other slow-growing mycobacteria which can cause pulmonary infection. mycobacterium szulgai, first reported in 1972, is a scotochromogenic species which can affect human lungs, although human-to-human spread of infection is thought to be unlikely. we have recently treated three cases of middle-aged to elderly persons (45-87 year-old), two of them h ...19989844345
mycobacterium szulgai osteomyelitis.mycobacterium szulgai is a rare cause of human infections, and when present it is mostly known to cause lung infection. we report the first case of isolated mycobacterium szulgai osteomyelitis in a 68-year-old woman on chronic immunosuppressive therapy. review of the literature revealed a total of three other cases of m. szulgai osteomyelitis. in all these cases there was evidence of hematogenous or contiguous spread, including one with extensive dissemination. pulmonary m. szulgai infections te ...19989821098
[taxonomic study of species of the mycobacterium genus isolated in cuba].40 strains of the mycobacterium genus corresponding to 12 species, which were subjected to 62 microbiological and biochemical tests, were studied. each one was considered as a character. as a result of the similitude coefficient and their grouping, 9 phenomes represented by: phenome i (mycobacterium fortuitum), phenome ii (mai complex), phenome iii (mycobacterium phlei), phenome iv (mycobacterium triviale), phenome v (mycobacterium smegmatis), phenome vi (mycobacterium gordonae), phenome vii (my ...19969768276
mycobacterium szulgai osteomyelitis in an aids patient.mycobacterium szulgai is a scotochromogen mycobacterium that accounts for < 1% of all human isolates of non-tuberculous mycobacteria. we report the first case of osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium szulgai in an aids patient. culture from tissue was needed for isolation and identification of the organism, which was initially misidentified as mycobacterium gordonae. susceptibility testing to a fluoroquinolone was carried out and is also reported here for the first time. this case demonstrates t ...19989670366
pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium szulgai, case report and review of the literature.we describe the case of a patient with a chronic pulmonary infection due to a mycobacterium tentatively identified as mycobacterium flavescens, but finally shown to be mycobacterium szulgai; this is the first m. szulgai infection reported in italy. the patient responded to treatment with multiple antituberculosis drugs only after two cycles of 10 and 6 months, respectively. the literature concerning previous case reports in which m. szulgai is involved is revised and the difficulty concerning th ...19989623706
a resected case of mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary disease.we present the first reported case of mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary disease that needed surgical resection due to unsuccessful antimycobacterial chemotherapy. the patient was a non-immunocompromised 48-year-old male who presented with hemoptysis and whose sputum cultures repeatedly yielded m. szulgai. antimycobacterial chemotherapy with isoniazid (inh) and rifampin (rmp)/ethambutol (emb) for three years had been unsuccessful, and subsequent chemotherapy with rmp, emb, ethionamide and kanamycin ...19989526201
mycobacterium szulgai infection of the lung: case report and review of an unusual pathogen.the nontuberculous mycobacteria are responsible for considerable morbidity in the immunocompromised and immunocompetent host, especially in the older patient with chronic fibrotic or cavitary disease of the lung. mycobacterium szulgai is a slow growing mycobacterium infrequent in nature and man. except from a snail and a tropical fish, it has been isolated only from humans and nearly always represents a true pathogen. three-drug therapy using in vitro susceptibilities as a guide for 12 to 18 mon ...19979186149
[pulmonary infection due to mycobacterium szulgai associated with multiple bullous disease of the lung].a 46-years-old male was admitted to our hospital because of productive cough and infiltrates on the chest roentogenogram. the patient had a history of left upper bullectomy ten years prior to the admission. the ct scan of the chest on admission showed infiltrats with cavitation in the left apex and multiple bullae in almost whole lung. microscopical examination of smears of sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed acid-fast bacilli. they were identified as mycobacterium szulgai by dna-dn ...19958523857
[mycobacteriosis from mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection].we present a case of renal and, probably, bone mycobacteriosis by m. szulgai in a patient infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). m. szulgai is an atypical skotochromogen mycobacterium rarely described in the literature. clinically, it is characterized by the predominance of pulmonary manifestations undistinguishables from m. tuberculosis, and rarely affecting other organs. in our environment, such mycobacterium has never been isolated in the main series published in the literature. ...19938513086
synthesis of methyl 3-o-(2-o-methyl-alpha-l-fucopyranosyl)-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside, methyl 3-o-alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyl-alpha-d-glucopyranoside, and methyl 3-o-[3-o-(2-o-methyl-alpha-l-fucopyranosyl)-alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyl]-al pha-l-rhamnopyranoside: di- and tri-saccharide segments of a lipo-oligosaccharide (los-1) of mycobacterium szulgai. 19938457999
persistent lung infection due to mycobacterium szulgai. 19938136500
pulmonary infection due to multidrug-resistant mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with aids. 19948086538
infection by mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. 19947813507
purification and characterization of a low-molecular-mass t-cell antigen secreted by mycobacterium tuberculosis.a novel immunogenic antigen, the 6-kda early secretory antigenic target (esat-6), from short-term culture filtrates of mycobacterium tuberculosis was purified by hydrophobic interaction chromatography and anion-exchange chromatography by use of fast protein liquid chromatography. the antigen focused at two different pis of 4.0 and 4.5 during isoelectric focusing, and each of these components separated into three spots ranging from 4 to 6 kda during two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacry ...19957729876
pulmonary infections caused by less frequently encountered slow-growing environmental mycobacteria.pulmonary mycobacteriosis is usually caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis or mycobacterium avium complex. there are, however, other slow-growing mycobacteria that can cause pulmonary infection. mycobacterium kansasii, mycobacterium malmoense, mycobacterium xenopi, mycobacterium szulgai and mycobacterium simiae typically infect middle-aged to elderly persons with preexisting lung disease. differentiation of infection with these five mycobacteria from infection with mycobacterium tuberculosis, by ...19947698120
mycobacterium szulgai pulmonary infection: the importance of knowing.a man with a clinical and roentgenographic picture of relapsing m tuberculosis pulmonary infection was subsequently found to have m szulgai infection. this case shows the importance of species identification and susceptibility determinations.19817455756
[isolation of mycobacterium szulgai in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis (author's transl)]. 19817345436
the epidemiology of opportunist mycobacterial infections in wales, 1952--1978.the incidence of infections caused by opportunist mycobacteria in wales during the years 1952--1978 was derived from the records of the mycobacterium reference unit in cardiff. mycobacterium kansasil gave rise to 154 pulmonary and two nonpulmonary infections. most of these patients were middle-aged men, approximately half of whom had pneumoconiosis or occupational exposure to dust. organisms of the mycobacterium avium-intracellulare-scrofulaceum complex caused pulmonary disease in 44 subjects an ...19817339797
Refresh
firstprev
12
nextlast
Displaying items 1 - 100 of 128