Medline ® Abstract for Reference 29
of 'Mycobacterium bovis'
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Mycobacterium bovis infection in a young Dutch adult: transmission from an elderly human source?
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Akkerman O, van der Loo K, Nijmeijer D, van der Werf T, Mulder B, Kremer K, van Soolingen D, van der Zanden A
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Med Microbiol Immunol. 2012 Aug;201(3):397-400. Epub 2012 Mar 17.
A young female health professional was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis. Source finding and contact tracing was initiated by the regional municipal health service using both tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON(®)-TB Gold (QFT-GIT (IGRA). The strain appeared near-identical to that of an elderly Dutch patient.
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Department of Pulmonology and Tuberculosis, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. o.w.akkerman@umcg.nl
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