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...

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Main Authors: Lyashchenko, Konstantin P., Greenwald, Rena, Esfandiari, Javan, Lecu, Alexis, Waters, W. Ray, Posthaus, Horst, Bodmer, Thomas, Janssens, Jean-Paul, Aloisio, Fabio, Graubner, Claudia, Grosclaude, Eléonore, Piersigilli, Alessandra, Schiller, Irene
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3337517/