Human-to-human and human-to-dog Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission studied by IS6110 RFLP analysis: A case report

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 314-317

  Moravkova, M ^a   Slany, M ^a   Trcka, I ^a   Havelkova, M ^b   Svobodova, J ^c   Skoric, M ^d   Heinigeova, B ^e   Pavlik, Ivo ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^c Zdravotniho ustavu se sidlem v Ostrave   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^e Hospital Jindrichuv   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Human tuberculosis; Pet animal; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79960991179     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1547-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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