Two Cases of <i>Mycobacterium microti</i>-Derived Tuberculosis in HIV-Negative Immunocompetent Patients

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Authors

Stefan Niemann

Elvira Richter

Helga Dalügge-Tamm · Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt

Hermann Schlesinger

Dietrich Graupner

B. Königstein · Krankenhaus vom Roten Kreuz

Gudrun Gurath · Praxis für Humangenetik

U Greinert

Sabine Rüsch–Gerdes

Abstract

We describe two cases of Mycobacterium microti infection causing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-seronegative immunocompetent patients in Germany. The isolates were identified as M. microti of the llama and vole types, according to spoligotype patterns. Our data demonstrate that M. microti can cause severe pulmonary TB in immunocompetent patients.

Topics & Keywords

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 6, Issue 5, pp. 539-542

DOI: 10.3201/eid0605.000516

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