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Case Reports
. 2001 Jan;39(1):406-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.406-407.2001.

Mycobacterium microti llama-type infection presenting as pulmonary tuberculosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient

M A Horstkotte  1 , I Sobottka, C K Schewe, P Schäfer, R Laufs, S Rüsch-Gerdes, S Niemann
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Mycobacterium microti llama-type infection presenting as pulmonary tuberculosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient

M A Horstkotte et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jan.

Abstract

A rare case of Mycobacterium microti infection in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient is described. Because of unusual morphological and cultural features, the pathogen was analyzed by spoligotyping and identified as the Mycobacterium microti llama type. Although culture of M. microti is difficult, drug susceptibility testing could be performed, which correlated with the clinical outcome.

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(A and B) Ziehl-Neelsen-stained sputum showing sharply curved AFB (arrows) (A) and spoligotype patterns of three sputum cultures (lanes 1 to 3) obtained from the patient, as well as those of a clinical M. bovis isolate (lane 4) and M. tuberculosis H37Rv (lane 5) as controls (B). All three sputum cultures showed a spoligotype pattern observed previously in an M. microti strain obtained from a zoo llama (4).
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