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Diagnosis of <i>Mycobacterium microti</i> Infections among Humans by Using Novel Genetic Markers
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
As a result of DNA typing of Mycobacterium microti isolates from animals in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands, we diagnosed four human M. microti infections. These are the first M. microti infections among humans to be reported. Three of the patients were immunocompromised and suffered from generalized forms of tuberculosis. The fourth patient was a 34-year-old immunocompetent male with a persistent cough...
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