Pulmonary Disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Horse: Zoonotic Concerns and Limitations of Antemortem Testing
A case of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis was diagnosed in a horse. Clinical evaluation performed prior to euthanasia did not suggest tuberculosis, but postmortem examination provided pathological and bacteriological evidence of mycobacteriosis. In the lungs, multiple tub...
Main Authors: | Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Rena Greenwald, Javan Esfandiari, Alexis Lecu, W. Ray Waters, Horst Posthaus, Thomas Bodmer, Jean-Paul Janssens, Fabio Aloisio, Claudia Graubner, Eléonore Grosclaude, Alessandra Piersigilli, Irene Schiller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Veterinary Medicine International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/642145 |
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