Mycobacterium genavense infections in pet animals

被引:60
作者
Kiehn, TE
Hoefer, H
Bottger, EC
Ross, R
Wong, M
Edwards, F
Antinoff, N
Armstrong, D
机构
[1] ANIM MED CTR,NEW YORK,NY
[2] HANNOVER MED SCH,INST MED MICROBIOL,D-30625 HANNOVER,GERMANY
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10.1128/JCM.34.7.1840-1842.1996
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mycobacterium genavense, a recently reported cause of a wasting illness in patients with AIDS, was isolated from a cervical lymph node from a dog with severe hind limb weakness and from trachael tissue from a parrot with acute onset respiratory distress. Physicians caring for immunocompromised patients should consider birds and dogs potential sources of M. genavense infection and submit appropriate specimens for culture.
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页码:1840 / 1842
页数:3
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