Causes of and clinical sequelae of delays in reporting species identification of mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Say Tat Ooi ◽  
Thomas Fekete
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Complex

scholarly journals Inhibition of adherence of Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to fibronectin on the respiratory mucosa

2004 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. 1203-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Middleton ◽  
M.V. Chadwick ◽  
A.G. Nicholson ◽  
A. Dewar ◽  
R.K. Groger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Complex ◽  
Respiratory Mucosa

scholarly journals Modification of Results of Drug Susceptibility Tests by Coexistence of Mycobacterium avium Complex withMycobacterium tuberculosis in a Sputum Sample: Case Report and Experimental Considerations

1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 2745-2747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhiro Suzuki ◽  
Terumi Kimoto ◽  
Kazunari Tsuyuguchi ◽  
Hisako Matsumoto ◽  
Akio Niimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium ◽  
Mycobacterium Avium Complex ◽  
Sputum Sample ◽  
Drug Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Tests ◽  
Sample Case

We report on a patient whose sputum contained bothMycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The MAC failed to be detected by the PCR-based AMPLICOR test. The unrecognized coexistence of MAC in the sample modified the results of drug susceptibility tests. Experiments revealed that the presence of both M. tuberculosis and MAC was not detected by the AMPLICOR test under certain conditions.

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