Tuberculous meningitis due to Mycobacterium bovis: a report of two cases.
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Two Caucasian patients with bovine tuberculous meningitis are described. Classical Mycobacterium bovis was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid on both occasions. Despite the elimination of cattle tuberculosis in this country, reactivated primary disease due to the bovine tubercle bacillus may still occur.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 62 729 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986