Clinical characteristics of the smooth tubercle bacilli 'Mycobacterium canettii' infection suggest the existence of an environmental reservoir

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1013-1019

  Koeck, J L ^a   Fabre, M ^b   Simon, F ^c   Daffe M ^d   Garnotel, E ^c   Matan, A B ^e   Gerome P ^f   Bernatas, J J ^e   Buisson, Y ^g   Pourcel, C ^h  

^a HÔPITAL D'INSTRUCTION DES ARMÉES ROBERT PICQUÉ   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^e Centre Paul Faure   (Djibouti)

^f HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^g SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Disease reservoirs; Djibouti; Mycobacterium canettii; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; Trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole combination; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CAPREOMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; LIPID; NICOTINIC ACID; OFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CANETTII; MYCOBACTERIUM CANETTII INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACILLI (CLASS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CANETTII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 79959983171     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03347.x     Document Type: Article

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