Human and animal infections with Mycobacterium microti, Scotland.
Francis Xavier Emmanuel, Amie-Louise Seagar, Christine Doig, Alan Rayner, Pauline Claxton, Ian Laurenson
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Francis Xavier Emmanuel: Scottish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
During 1994-2005, we isolated Mycobacterium microti from 5 animals and 4 humans. Only 1 person was immunocompromised. Spoligotyping showed 3 patterns: vole type, llama type, and a new variant llama type.
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Adult
Aged
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Camelids, New World
Cats
Drug Resistance
Female
Ferrets
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mustelidae
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Scotland
