Mycobacterium caprae Infection in Captive Borneo Elephant, Japan

In 2016, disseminated tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a captive Borneo elephant in Japan. The bacterium was initially identified from clinical isolates. An isolate collected during a relapse showed isoniazid monoresistance and a codon 315 katG mutation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yoshida, Shiomi, Suga, Satomi, Ishikawa, Satoshi, Mukai, Yasuhiko, Tsuyuguchi, Kazunari, Inoue, Yoshikazu, Yamamoto, Taro, Wada, Takayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30226170
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2410.180018
Descripción
Sumario:In 2016, disseminated tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a captive Borneo elephant in Japan. The bacterium was initially identified from clinical isolates. An isolate collected during a relapse showed isoniazid monoresistance and a codon 315 katG mutation.

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