Mini Review | 30-March-2017
It is estimated that one third of the world’s population have latent tuberculosis infection and that this is a significant reservoir for future tuberculosis cases. Most cases occur within two years following initial infection. The identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis infection is difficult due to the lack of an ideal diagnostic assay and incomplete understanding of latent infection. Currently, there are three tests: the oldest tuberculin skin test, T-SPOT.TB and the
Dagmara I. Borkowska,
Agnieszka M. Napiórkowska,
Sylwia A. Brzezińska,
Monika Kozińska,
Anna T. Zabost,
Ewa M. Augustynowicz-Kopeć
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 66 , ISSUE 1, 5–8
original-paper | 28-June-2019
Introduction
Peritoneal tuberculosis is a public health problem in endemic areas(1). It constitutes the most frequent abdominal site (50 to 58% of the abdominal locations) and is the third most frequent of the extrapulmonary locations(2–4). Clinical manifestations are nonspecific, causing frequent delays and diagnostic wanderings. Ultrasonography is the most common first-line examination of ascites, which is the most common presentation of peritoneal tuberculosis. This work aims to describe
Ababacar Mbengue,
Abdou Rahmane Ndiaye,
Ndeye Isseu Amar,
Moustapha Diallo,
Aminata Diack,
Mame Diarra Ndao,
Massamba Diop,
Amath Fall,
Cheikh Tidiane Diouf,
Thierno Omar Soko,
Ibrahima Cisse Diakhate
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 19 , ISSUE 77, 98–104
original-paper | 06-April-2020
Introduction
Tuberculosis (TB) is a pre-historic disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) (Daniel 2006). Although there are more than 150 species of Mycobacterium sp., MTB is still the most dominant and prevailing member of this genus all over the world, accounting for 10 million deaths in 2019 (WHO 2019).
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared TB as a global emergency in 1993 (Grange and Zumla 2002). Despite significant medical and social interventions, TB consistently affects
SAJID ALI,
MUHAMMAD TAHIR KHAN,
ANWAR SHEED KHAN,
NOOR MOHAMMAD,
MUHAMMAD MUMTAZ KHAN,
SAJJAD AHMAD,
SADIQ NOOR,
ABDUL JABBAR,
CANTILLON DAIRE,
FARIHA HASSAN
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 2, 133–137
original-paper | 06-December-2021
Introduction
The latest WHO data indicate that about 1 million children become infected with tuberculosis (TB) every year. In 2018, 233,000 children died due to this potentially possible to avoid and cure infectious disease (WHO 2018a; 2018b; 2019).
For most children the source of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is an adult immediate family member living in the same household: the closer and longer contact with a TB patient, the higher risk of M. tuberculosis infection. In small children
DAGMARA BORKOWSKA-TATAR,
MARIA KRASIŃSKA,
EWA AUGUSTYNOWICZ-KOPEĆ
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 4, 461–468
original-paper | 01-May-2021
Introduction
Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are the major public health issue in many parts of the world particularly in resource-limited countries, TB remains an important cause of ill health, and the major cause of mortality from a single infectious agent, rated above (HIV/AIDS) in the top 10 diseases that cause high mortality rates (WHO 2019a).
HIV is one of the most significant threat to the global control of TB (Mukadi et al
GADA MUSTAFA AHMED MUSTAFA,
MUSTAFA ELTIGANI YASSIN,
ASHWAG SHAMI,
SAMAH ABDU RAHIM
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 2, 201–206
original-paper | 29-May-2020
Introduction
Tuberculosis (TB), as an infectious disease is caused by Mycobacterium species in humans (Miotto et al. 2018). The etiological agent of the disease is most often Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), and less commonly other species in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Mycobacterium species other than these species are classified as non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTMs) (Waters and Ratjen 2016). In recent years, the incidence of diseases caused by NTMs has increased due to
BILGE SUMBUL,
MEHMET ZIYA DOYMAZ
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 2, 185–191
original-paper | 27-March-2019
Introduction
The introduction of IGRAs to clinical practice enabled to improve the diagnostic accuracy of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The assessment of LTBI by IGRAs is based on response to specific antigens: early secreted antigenic target 6 kDa (ESAT-6) and culture filtrate protein 10 kDa (CFP-10), localized in a specific genomic area of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, called the region of difference (RD1) (Borkowska 2011; Demkow 2011).
Subsequently, IGRAs have been extensively used to
EWA AUGUSTYNOWICZ-KOPEĆ,
IZABELA SIEMION-SZCZEŚNIAK,
ANNA ZABOST,
DOROTA WYROSTKIEWICZ,
DOROTA FILIPCZAK,
KARINA ONISZH,
DARIUSZ GAWRYLUK,
ELŻBIETA RADZIKOWSKA,
DAMIAN KORZYBSKI,
MONIKA SZTURMOWICZ
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 68 , ISSUE 1, 15–19
original-paper | 17-September-2021
Introduction
Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), also called opportunistic or atypical mycobacteria, are widespread as part of environmental microbiota (Griffith et al. 2007). Most atypical mycobacteria are natural inhabitants of various ecological niches, common for humans and animals, including natural waters, drinking water supply systems, and soil. As a result of their widespread expansion, humans are exposed to constant contact with these opportunistic microorganisms.
Non-tuberculosis
ANNA T. ZABOST,
MONIKA SZTURMOWICZ,
SYLWIA A. BRZEZIŃSKA,
MAGDALENA D. KLATT,
EWA M. AUGUSTYNOWICZ-KOPEĆ
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 3, 315–320
case-report | 23-November-2017
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On January 18th, Mr X was given a potential diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB), with confirmation of this diagnosis on January 19th. Mr X was also confirmed to have a miliary strain of TB, starting in his lungs, only to spread and cause TB Meningitis.
Throughout the course of his admission, Mr X was transferred between various wards, including an Intensive Care Unit admission, before eventually transferring to our neurosciences ward for neurological observation postoperatively following a
Larissa J. Engel,
Mandy J. Ryan
Australasian Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 27 , ISSUE 1, 19–23
original-paper | 04-June-2020
Introduction
Bovine tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease caused by organisms of the MTB complex (Baker et al. 2019). MTB complex often colonizes immunocompromised hosts, then induces inflammation, and disrupts the host immune response. MTB can produce many substances to exert its virulence to mammalian cells. One of them is mycolic acid (MA). MA is a unique lipid component of the MTB cell wall and plays an essential role in the process of binding MTB to macrophages (Lehmann et al
XUE LIN,
MENGMENG WEI,
FUYANG SONG,
DI XUE,
YUJIONG WANG
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 2, 223–229
Research Article | 30-April-2018
N. Charibaldi,
A. Harjoko,
B. Hisyam
International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems, Volume 11 , ISSUE 1, 1–13
original-paper | 17-September-2021
Introduction
For many years, tuberculosis has remained relevant in veterinary and human medicine worldwide and in Ukraine. According to WHO, tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death in the world. In 2017, 10,000,000 people had a tuberculosis infection, and 1,600,000 died from the disease. In 2018, according to WHO, the overall incidence of tuberculosis in Ukraine was 36,000 (per 37,000,000 population).
Complexities of overcoming tuberculosis and mycobacteriosis can be interrelated to
OLEXIY TKACHENKO,
NATALI KOZAK,
MARYNA BILAN,
VOLODYMYR HLEBENIUK,
NATALIA ALEKSEEVA,
LILIYA KOVALEVA,
VITALII NEDOSEKOV,
OLEXANDR GALATIUK
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 3, 327–337
Case report | 24-February-2017
granulomatous prostatitis in a 61-year-old patient which occurred after the first course of a well-tolerated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy is presented. Due to abnormalities found in rectal examination and an abnormal transrectal ultrasound image of the prostate with extensive infiltration mimicking neoplastic hyperplasia a core biopsy of the prostate was performed. Histopathological examination revealed inflammatory infiltration sites of tuberculosis origin.
Waldemar Białek,
Sławomir Rudzki,
Paweł Iberszer,
Lech Wronecki
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 16 , ISSUE 67, 404–410
Research Article | 21-May-2019
Legionella pneumophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophomonas maltophila, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There is a need for more research on free-living amoeba invasions in humans, particularly on the methods of diagnosis and appropriate forms of pharmacological therapy. Despite the undeniable role of free-living amoeba in the transmission of pathogenic bacteria, there is still insufficient amount of research and optimal diagnostic
Natalia Łanocha-Arendarczyk,
Danuta Kosik-Bogacka,
Wojciech Zaorski,
Karolina Kot,
Katarzyna Galant,
Aleksandra Łanocha
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 56 , ISSUE 1, 106–112
review-article | 30-September-2019
Slavcho Ivanoski,
Violeta Vasilevska Nikodinovska
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 19 , ISSUE 78, 212–221
Article | 05-October-2019
wirulencji powiązaną z regulacją poziomu białka CodY. Zależność ta wyjaśniana jest represją transkrypcji genów regulonu CodY w mutantach ΔrelA [10]. Zatem, ppGpp wpływa na patogenność L. monocytogenes na wiele różnych sposobów.
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Wpływ odpowiedzi ścisłej na wirulencję Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Gruźlica jest jedną z najstarszych opisanych chorób i ciągle jedną z największych przyczyn zgonów wśród zarażonych osób. Każdego roku z powodu gruźlicy umiera na świecie do 2 milionów ludzi. Czynnikiem
Klaudyna Krause,
Klaudia Milewska,
Agnieszka Szalewska-Pałasz
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 58 , ISSUE 3, 247–258
Review Article | 31-March-2017
appearance of lymph nodes in granulomatous diseases, such as tuberculosis or sarcoidosis, can be very similar to that of typical metastatic lymph nodes or lymphomas. Anechoic or hypoechoic areas in a lymph node can represent necrosis or metastatic hemorrhages, but also suppuration in inflamed lymph nodes. Lymph nodes in lymphomas, metastatic and reactive lymph nodes can adopt the classical characteristics of a simple cyst. The overall ultrasound picture along with all criteria for the assessment of a
Ewa J. Białek,
Wiesław Jakubowski
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 17 , ISSUE 68, 59–65
Article | 30-November-2018
Katarzyna Leja,
Kamila Szudera-Kończal,
Kamila Myszka,
Katarzyna Czaczyk
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 58 , ISSUE 2, 177–190