Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Beijing strain) infection in a stray dog : clinical communication
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Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Beijing strain) infection in a stray dog.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in dogs is rarely reported and has not previously been documented in South Africa. A case of a stray Maltese crossbreed dog with extensive multifocal pulmonary tuberculosis due to M. tuberculosis is described. Pulmonary granulomas in this case were poorly encapsulated and contained large numbers of acid-fast bacteria, highlighting the potential for infected ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2224-9435,1019-9128
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v79i2.252