"Mycobacterium kansasii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slow-growing, photochromogenic species that is the etiologic agent of a tuberculosis-like disease in humans and is frequently isolated from human pulmonary secretions or tubercles. The incidence of infection is sharply increased among immunocompromised individuals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D019909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.400 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.400
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium kansasii" by people in Profiles.
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Delayed health consequences of COVID-19 lockdown in an older adult. Age Ageing. 2021 05 05; 50(3):673-675.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis releases an antacid that remodels phagosomes. Nat Chem Biol. 2019 09; 15(9):889-899.
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Phylogenomics reveal that Mycobacterium kansasii subtypes are species-level lineages. Description of Mycobacterium pseudokansasii sp. nov., Mycobacterium innocens sp. nov. and Mycobacterium attenuatum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2019 Jun; 69(6):1696-1704.
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Outcome of patients with and poor prognostic factors for Mycobacterium kansasii-pulmonary disease. Respir Med. 2019 05; 151:19-26.
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Multicenter evaluation of the biochip assay for rapid detection of mycobacterial isolates in smear-positive specimens. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Apr; 81:46-51.
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[Interferon gamma release assay tests and nontuberculous mycobacteria]. Rev Mal Respir. 2018 Oct; 35(8):900-901.
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Extended spectrum of antibiotic susceptibility for tuberculosis, Djibouti. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Feb; 51(2):235-238.
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Mycobacterium persicum sp. nov., a novel species closely related to Mycobacterium kansasii and Mycobacterium gastri. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2017 Jun; 67(6):1766-1770.
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A Patient-Based Analysis of the Geographic Distribution of Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium abscessus, and Mycobacterium kansasii Infections in the United States. Chest. 2017 04; 151(4):947-950.
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Disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii infection associated with hemophagocytic syndrome. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar; 14(3):e262-4.