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A case of Manila type Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Japan
- Source :
- Clinical Case Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015.
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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