Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mycobacterial infections of the foot and ankle are rare among patients with diabetic foot infections. No ...

Patients with rheumatic disease are at a higher risk of infection than the general population. Studies have focused mainly on the infection risk associated with the treatment of rheumatic disease. 1 ...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are known as atypical mycobacteria. That means they’re related to tuberculosis, but they don’t cause the same disease. In fact, NTM are generally harmless. That’s a ...

A groundbreaking UCT study uncovers how tuberculosis exploits the immune system, revealing new avenues for combating this deadly infection.

The Infectious Diseases Working Party of the European Blood and Marrow Transplant Group conducted a survey to obtain information about the frequency, presentation, and treatment of mycobacterial ...

An Australian study has linked rapidly growing mycobacterium infections to gastric banding surgery, but no clear source has been identified, according to an article published online September 10 in ...

Scientists from UCT have contributed to an international study that shed new light on why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Establishing several firsts, a hospital in London used genetically engineered bacteriophages to successfully ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a type of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), lives all around us. You’ll find these germs in dirt, dust, and drinking water. They’re also common in natural sources ...

The number of reported cases using viruses to treat deadly Mycobacterium infections just went up by a factor of five. Researchers report 20 new case studies on the use of the experimental treatment, ...

Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, Supplement 2. Research towards Global Control and Prevention of Tuberculosis with an Emphasis on Vaccine Development (Mar. - Apr., 1989), pp. S394-S399 (6 ...