Background: Aquatic ecosystems are an important source of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that can cause different diseases in human. Since culture of mycobacteria needs long-term incubation, fast-growing microorganisms and contaminants in the environment usually prevents the isolation of mycobacteria. Here, we compare different treatment protocols and describe a method that increases the rec...

infectious keratitis occurs rarely after laser refractive surgery, however the high volume of these procedures and young patient age render the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this complication of utmost importance. early onset infectious keratitis is usually caused by gram positive bacteria while late onset cases are due to other microorganisms such as atypical mycobacteria, nocardia as...

While the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is firmly based on multiple controlled clinical trials in various settings 2 and meet the criteria for ‘A’ category recommendations, the management of opportunist mycobacteria (mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), nontuberculous mycobacteria, environmental mycobacteria, atypical mycobacteria) is much less so. When the Joint Tuberculosis ...

objective: since colposcopy biopsy test plays a significant role in the evaluation of cervix, especially in patients with an abnormal result of pap smear test, therefore, this research study was conducted to compare the results of pap smear and colposcopy directed punch biopsy tests at firoozgar and akbarabady hospitals from 2001 to 2003. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was ca...

Infection is a possible complication in breast implant surgery especially during the first six months after surgery.1 In 2014, Committee of Security of the Mexican Society of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery published the results of a survey about Infections in Breast Implants in the society members. The most common organism involved were Staphylococcus, especially species S. aureu...

Abstract Background Mycobacteria include ubiquitous species of varying virulence. However, environmental and individual-specific factors, particularly host genetics, play a crucial role in the outcome exposure to mycobacteria. The first molecular evidence monogenic predisposition mycobacteria came from study Mendelian susceptibility mycobacterial disease (MSMD), rare inborn error IFN- γ immunit...