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
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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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Angelo Giuseppe Lamberti
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Giorgio Gasparini
Vincenzo Pisani
Antonio Gambardella
Maria Carla Liberto
Alfredo Focà
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spelling doaj-art-29dc69c6c02647ccbc7a5df33b5298a22025-08-20T02:04:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/794715794715Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from BulgariaAngela Quirino0Carlo Torti1Alessio Strazzulla2Salvatore Nisticò3Luisa Galati4Giorgio Settimo Barreca5Angelo Giuseppe Lamberti6Giuseppina Berardelli7Maria Pacciarini8Giorgio Gasparini9Vincenzo Pisani10Antonio Gambardella11Maria Carla Liberto12Alfredo Focà13Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyGiovanni Paolo II Hospital, 88046 Lamezia Terme, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyGiovanni Paolo II Hospital, 88046 Lamezia Terme, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25123 Brescia, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyMagna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, ItalyWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794715
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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
Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
title Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria
title_full Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria
title_fullStr Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria
title_full_unstemmed Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria
title_short Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria
title_sort professional acquisition of m bovis in calabria region southern italy a challenging case of osteomyelitis in a migrant patient from bulgaria
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/794715
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