MULTIPLE BONE LESIONS CAUSED BY AVIAN-BATTEY MYCOBACTERIA

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Authors

Wray Ellis · Sedgefield Community Hospital

Abstract

1. A case of multiple bone lesions in a patient infected by Avian-Battey bacillus is reported. 2. It is suggested that the prognosis in future Heaf-negative cases may be improved by studies of the cellular response to the infection.

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: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume

Volume 56-B, Issue 2, pp. 323-326

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.56b2.323

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