Mycobacterium bovis Strains Causing Smear-Positive Human Tuberculosis, Southwest Ireland
oleh: Olabisi Ojo, Stella Sheehan, G. Daniel Corcoran, Melissa Okker, Karen Gover, Vladyslav Nikolayevsky, Timothy Brown, James Dale, Stephen V. Gordon, Francis Drobniewski, Michael B. Prentice
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Mycobacterium bovis caused 3% of human tuberculosis cases in southwest Ireland during 1998–2006. Of 11 M. bovis strains genotyped, 9 belonged to common animal spoligotypes. Seven strains were from sputum and potential sources of human-centered disease transmission. Ten-locus variable-number tandem repeat typing gave unique strain profiles and would detect disease outbreaks.