Naslov
The First Report of Mycobacterium celatum Isolation from Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domestica ) and Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus ) and an Overview of Human Infections in Slovenia

Autori
Pate, Mateja ; Žolnir-Dovč, Manca ; Kušar, Darja ; Krt, Brane ; Špičić, Silvio ; Cvetnić, Željko ; Ocepek, Matjaž

Izvornik
Veterinary medicine international (2090-8113) 2011 (2011); 1-8

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Mycobacterium celatum; Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domestica ); Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus ); Slovenia

Sažetak
Mycobacterium celatum, a slowly growing potentially pathogenic mycobacterium first described in humans, is regarded as an uncommon cause of human infection, though capable of inducing invasive disease in immunocompromised hosts. According to some reports, a serious disease due to M. celatum may also occur in individuals with no apparent immunodeficiency. In animals, an M. celatum-related disease has been described in three cases only: twice in a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) andonce in a white-tailed trogon (Trogon viridis). In this paper, we report the first detection of M. celatum in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). A nation-wide overview of human M. celatum infections recorded in Slovenia between 2000 and 2010 is also given. Pulmonary disease due to M. celatum was recognized in one patient with a history of a preexisting lung disease.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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