Medline ® Abstract for Reference 32
of 'Mycobacterium bovis'
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High rate of tuberculosis reinfection during a nosocomial outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis strain B.
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Rivero A, Márquez M, Santos J, Pinedo A, Sánchez MA, Esteve A, Samper S, Martín C
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Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32(1):159.
We present a study of a nosocomial outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in 31 patients, 30 of whom were infected with human immunodeficiency virus; all 31 died of progressive tuberculosis. All M. bovis strains had identical spoligotyping patterns and showed resistance to 12 antituberculosis drugs. Reinfection was suggested in 11 cases and confirmed in 4 by molecular typing methods. The causative strain was named "B strain."
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Reina Sofía University Hospital of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. megasevilla@interbook.net
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