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Case ReportOpen accessPhrase in the titleBeyond Occam’s Razor: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Concurrent Acid-Fast Bacilli Positivity–A Case ReportOm Sharma, Shaurya Gupta, Prasan Kumar PandaIn tuberculosis-endemic regions, necrotizing lymphadenitis with Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) is often presumed to indicate tuberculous etiology, but this assumption may lead to misdiagnosis when immunophenotypic evaluation is not performed. In this report, we present the case of an immunocompetent elderly man who presented with prolonged high-grade fever, progressive abdominal distension, and stable cervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy. He had been empirically … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 24 Jul 2026 · 1,236 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of the Utility of MPT64, Drug Susceptibility Testing and Tuberculosis/Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Efficiency Compared with Traditional CultureHo Keun Choi, Ga Yeon Kim, Tae Soung Kim, Jae Kyung KimDefining the molecular mechanisms underlying the dormant state of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is essential for developing more effective treatments for tuberculosis (TB) infection. We investigated the positivity and resistance rates of TB tests on 6,174 samples referred to a single hospital. Of these, 342 cases (5.5%) were confirmed as positive by acid-fast bacilli staining, 243 cases (71.1%) were detected as … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 20, Issue 4 · 5 Dec 2024 · 4,206 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIsolation Rate and Species Distribution of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria From 2014-2021Tae Soung Kim, Ga Yeon Kim, Young Ki Lee, Jae Kyung KimIn Korea, the incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections has decreased; however, the incidence of lung diseases attributed to Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing. This study aimed to elucidate the isolation rate and distribution of NTM recently isolated at a Korean test center. Respiratory samples for acid-fast bacilli culture collected between January 2014 and December 2021 at a test center in … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 19, Issue 4 · 13 Nov 2023 · 4,983 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractMycobacterium Abscessus Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis. Is a Six-Week Course of Combination Antibiotic Therapy Enough?Rabindra Ghimire, Dora Lebron, William Matthew Wooten et al.A 24-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse and multiple hospital admissions for substance abuse related medical problems presented with pneumonia and was discharged home on oral antibiotics. Three days later, her blood culture grew acid fast bacilli, which was subsequently identified as M. abscessus subspecies abscessus. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram (TTE and TEE respectively) was suggestive … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 20 Feb 2020 · 7,281 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractClinical Analysis of Pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii DiseaseYoshihiro Kobashi, Masaaki Abe, Daisuke Yoshioka et al.To investigate the clinical aspects of pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii (M. kansasii) disease. In 25 patients who satisfied the diagnostic criteria of the American Thoracic Society, we retrospectively evaluated the background, diagnostic methods, laboratory findings, radiological findings, treatment and prognosis. The median age was 61 years old (20 males, 5 females). Nine patients (36%) had no underlying diseases. The definite diagnosis … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,111 accessesView PDFCite