Mycobacterium fortuitum infection interference with Mycobacterium bovis diagnostics: Natural infection cases and a pilot experimental infection

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-503

  Michel, Anita L ^a,b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Buffalo; Cattle; Gamma interferon assay; Mycobacterium fortuitum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BLOOD; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 54549108964     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000415     Document Type: Article

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