Chest wall abscess due to Mycobacterium bovis BCG after intravesical BCG therapy.
J Clin Microbiol
; 50(2): 533-5, 2012 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22116141
ABSTRACT
We report a case of chest wall abscess caused by Mycobacterium bovis BCG that arose as a complication 1 year after intravesical BCG instillation. We identified M. bovis BCG Tokyo 172 in the abscess by PCR-based typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and analysis of variable number of tandem repeats data.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Biological Therapy
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Thoracic Wall
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Abscess
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Mycobacterium bovis
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Microbiol
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA