Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria

Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria

We report herein the first case of a coinfection with Brucella spp., M. bovis, and Enterobacter cloacae in a butcher who moved from Bulgaria to Italy. Molecular typing suggested professional acquisition of M. bovis in Italy. So, surveillance and preventive measures need to be implemented.

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Main Authors: Angela Quirino, Carlo Torti, Alessio Strazzulla, Salvatore Nisticò, Luisa Galati, Giorgio Settimo Barreca, Angelo Giuseppe Lamberti, Giuseppina Berardelli, Maria Pacciarini, Giorgio Gasparini, Vincenzo Pisani, Antonio Gambardella, Maria Carla Liberto, Alfredo Focà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794715
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