Chen Sharon F, Gutierrez Kathleen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jun;25(6):564-6. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000219482.75490.d5.
We describe a pediatric renal transplant patient with Mycobacterium bovis disease who was successfully treated using an antituberculosis regimen that included rifampin. We discuss the history of M. bovis and the diagnosis and management of M. bovis infection in renal transplant patients.