Human-to-human transmission of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in immunocompetent patients.
J Clin Microbiol
; 47(4): 1249-51, 2009 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19171683
Human-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in two immunocompetent patients from the same family was confirmed by spoligotyping (pattern F35, which was only observed in cattle from the same area in France). A single allelic difference between animal and human isolates was observed with mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units containing variable-number tandem repeats, suggesting a jump across the species barrier.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium bovis
Límite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia