Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum

Dorte Bek; Marianne Kirstine Kjeldsen; Zaza Kamper-Jørgensen; Nikolaj Friis Hansen; Erik Michael Rasmussen

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum

Dorte Bek
, Marianne Kirstine Kjeldsen
, Zaza Kamper-Jørgensen
, Nikolaj Friis Hansen
, Erik Michael Rasmussen

Statens Serum Institut

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Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by pathogenic species within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). In the present case, a 40-year-old African man was admitted acutely. Despite negative microscopy, anti-TB treatment was initialized. Thirteen hours after hospitalisation, the patient suffered circulatory failure and died. Post mortem material from the lungs and pericardia tested positive for MTBC and was identified as Mycobacterium africanum by a new molecular method that enables identification of six of the eight MTBC species and provides clinicians with species-specific results.

Original language	English
Journal	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume	172
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	549-550
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum

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