Department of Microbiology, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jan;51(1):366-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02524-12. Epub 2012 Nov 7.
Mycobacterium bovis is responsible for a zoonosis originating in cattle. We report a case of a man with vertebral spondylodiscitis caused by Mycobacterium bovis. Diagnosis was complicated because of the lack of IS6110. These strains are rare, but microbiologists should be aware of their existence.
牛分枝杆菌是一种源于牛的人畜共患病的病原体。我们报告了一例由牛分枝杆菌引起的男性脊椎骨椎间盘炎的病例。由于缺乏 IS6110,诊断变得复杂。这些菌株较为罕见,但微生物学家应该意识到它们的存在。