Mycobacterium bovis BCG: the importance of an accurate identification in the diagnostic routine

Autor: Antonella Grottola, Anna Fabio, Anna MT Sabbatini, Giuliana Fabio,, Mariagrazia Apice, Alessia Di Nauta, Giulia Forbicini, Annunziata La Regina, Sara Tagliazucchi, Monica Pecorari, Fabio Rumpianesi, Chiara Casolari
Jazyk: English<br />Italian
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Microbiologia Medica, Vol 25, Iss 3 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2280-6423
DOI: 10.4081/mm.2010.2428
Popis: M. bovis BCG is used clinically in the immunotherapy treatment of superficial bladder cancer to prevent progression to invasive disease, leading in some cases to a severe localized inflammation or disseminated infections. For this reason, an accurate and early identification of this particular microorganism is clinically relevant.We describe a case-report of bladder cancer with a urine culture-positive for mycobacteria initially diagnosed as MTB complex infection and later identified as BCG disease by molecular methods.
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