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A case of M anila type M ycobacterium tuberculosis infection in J apan

Year: 2015

Type: article

Study design: Case Report

Abstract: A 76-year-old Japanese woman contracted a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB, Manila type) infection in Japan, despite never having traveled. However, her son was treated for TB in the Philippines 3 years before he stayed at her house. Spoligotyping allows us to identify the TB genotype and identify the route of infection.

Source: Clinical Case Reports

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.277

Authors: Osamu Usami, Chie Nakajima, Shiro Endo, Shinya Inomata, Hajime Kanamori, Yoichi Hirakata, Bine Uchiyama, Mitsuo Kaku, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Toshio Hattori

Institutions: Tohoku University, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University

Language: English

Topic: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,820

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: G1606144552, G1797668131, Genetic analysis of a new Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species possessing a wide host range, Investigation of the transmission dynamics of MDR- and XDR-tuberculosis in Asian countries

OpenAlex ID: W1828397337

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