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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2005, p. 3555-3557, Vol. 43, No. 7
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.7.3555-3557.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Human to Cattle

Matjaz Ocepek,1 Mateja Pate,1 Manca Zolnir-Dovc,2 and Mario Poljak3*

Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, Ljubljana,1 University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik,2 Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia3

Received 15 September 2004/ Returned for modification 29 November 2004/ Accepted 3 April 2005

We describe the first transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human to cattle confirmed by molecular typing of isolates involved in the transmission. IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis showed that the isolates from the cattle and farm worker who suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis 1 year prior to this case were the same strains.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, Zaloska 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Phone: 386 1 543 7453. Fax: 386 1 543 7401. E-mail: mario.poljak{at}mf.uni-lj.si.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2005, p. 3555-3557, Vol. 43, No. 7
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.7.3555-3557.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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