Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pediatric patient having Pott's disease: Case report of two cases

Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pediatric patient having Pott's disease: Case report of two cases

A 4-year-old young male child was investigated for spinal tuberculosis (TB) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the sample. In another case, a 2-year-old male patient with Potts spine, M. tuberculosis was isolated from the pus sample. In both cases, Bacillus Calmette-Guιrin (BCG) scar w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of tropical medicine and public health 2013-09, Vol.6 (5), p.575
Hauptverfasser: Ghadage, Dnyaneshwari, Wankhade, Archana, Mali, Rupali, Bhore, Arvind
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case studies
Children
Diseases
Identification and classification
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Spine
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:A 4-year-old young male child was investigated for spinal tuberculosis (TB) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from the sample. In another case, a 2-year-old male patient with Potts spine, M. tuberculosis was isolated from the pus sample. In both cases, Bacillus Calmette-Guιrin (BCG) scar was absent. BCG vaccination may prevent bone TB.
ISSN:1755-6783
0974-6005
DOI:10.4103/1755-6783.133747