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A case of Manila type Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Japan

Authors :
Toshio Hattori
Yoichi Hirakata
Chie Nakajima
Yasuhiko Suzuki
Shiro Endo
Osamu Usami
Hajime Kanamori
Shinya Inomata
Mitsuo Kaku
Bine Uchiyama
Source :
Clinical Case Reports
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015.

Abstract

Key Clinical Message A 76-year-old Japanese woman contracted a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB, Manila type) infection in Japan, despite never having traveled. However, her son was treated for TB in the Philippines 3 years before he stayed at her house. Spoligotyping allows us to identify the TB genotype and identify the route of infection.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20500904
Volume :
3
Issue :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8bf901444dca313e2261edaa17951906