Although Actinomyces can present as a co-pathogen when anatomic barriers are compromised, its intra-abdominal co-infection with Mycobacterium bovis has not previously been reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Malaise

  A 76-year-old white male presented with progressive malaise, weight loss and dyspnea at rest. Echocardiography revealed a circular pericardial effusion and global hypokinesia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  The Cases In January 2002, a 74-year-old man sought medical care, reporting malaise, anorexia, and fever. [medscape.com]

• Burkina Faso

  CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first detailed molecular characterization of M. bovis strains from humans and cattle in Burkina Faso. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Dyspnea at Rest

  A 76-year-old white male presented with progressive malaise, weight loss and dyspnea at rest. Echocardiography revealed a circular pericardial effusion and global hypokinesia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Abdominal Pain

  He suffered from acute abdominal pain and underwent emergency laparotomy. Pathology demonstrated tuberculosis enteritis with colon perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  These include: Fever Night sweats Weight loss Cough Abdominal pain Diarrhea [quiplabs.com]

  Two weeks later he presented in a clinic with a 5-day history of fever 39 °C, chills, mainly at night, accompanied by abdominal pain and distension, moderate constipation, and sensation of fullness. [archbronconeumol.org]

• Abdominal Mass

  Abdominal tuberculosis can mimic many processes resulting in delayed diagnosis and unnecessary surgery. We describe a child of Moroccan parents with an abdominal mass caused by Mycobacterium bovis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Back Pain

  He presented with severe low back pain, and imaging revealed features of discitis and paraspinal abscesses. On aspiration of the abnormal tissue, culture confirmed infection with M. bovis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Altered Mental Status

  Patients presenting with altered mental status while on BCG therapy should be evaluated for disseminated infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Following endovascular treatment and additional workup, the patient was discovered to have additional aneurysms in the right popliteal artery and left anterior descending artery (LAD). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Skin Test Positive

  In fact, a previous study found a similar rate of tuberculin skin test positivity among household contacts of patients with M. bovis and M. tuberculosis [7]. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

  In fact, a previous study found a similar rate of tuberculin skin test positivity among household contacts of patients with M. bovis and M. tuberculosis [ 7 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Pericardial Effusion

  Echocardiography revealed a circular pericardial effusion and global hypokinesia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Postmor-tem examination showed congestive heart failure, diffuse bilateral pneumonia with multiple caseous necrotizing granulomas, bilateral pleural effusions, pericardial effusion, and multiple necrotizing granulomas of subcarinal, peribronchial, and [academic.oup.com]

• Brucella Abortus

  Macrophage function in mammary glands of Brucella abortus-infected cows and cows that resisted infection after inoculation of Brucella abortus. Am J Vet Res 1989;50(4):459-65. Qureshi T, Templeton JW, Adams LG. [cienciaspecuarias.inifap.gob.mx]

Study characteristics and treatment outcome information were abstracted, including country, study period, study participant number, age, sex, HIV prevalence, extrapulmonary TB, drug resistance pattern, drug regimen, treatment duration and end-of-treatment [erj.ersjournals.com]

We compared treatment response times for patients with M. bovis TB and M. tuberculosis TB reported in the United States during 2006-2013. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment and prognosis M. bovis is inherently resistant to pyrazinamide. The standard treatment consists of combination isoniazid and rifampin. References Related articles: Infections Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]

Hematogenous spread of M. bovis is a rare, often delayed, complication of intravesical BCG therapy, but early appropriate treatment can result in a good prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment and prognosis M. bovis is inherently resistant to pyrazinamide. The standard treatment consists of combination isoniazid and rifampin. References Related articles: Infections Promoted articles (advertising) [radiopaedia.org]

####Twenty immune system genes were significantly differentially expressed in patients with a good prognosis relative to patients with a worse prognosis: TLR2 and TLR7 (Toll-like receptor superfamily); CD4, CD37, FOXP3, PTPRC (B cell and T cell signalling [wearepaperer.com]

Impact of cigarette smoking on rates and clinical prognosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Southern Mexico. J Infect. 2013;66:303–12. Article PubMed Google Scholar Bates MN, Khalakdina A, Pai M, Chang L, Lessa F, Smith KR. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

Molecular diagnosis detected Mycobacterium bovis as etiological agent. Whether M. bovis infection in this Chilean hawk represents a risk for other wildlife, livestock or humans remains to be determined. [revistas.uach.cl]

An extensive etiological investigation showed that, in this case, the only likely infectious trigger GBS was the concomitant M. bovis infection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of GBS triggered by M. bovis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Colinas de la Normal, Guadalajara, Jalisco, C.P. 44270, México Received 22 September 2008; accepted 11 February 2009; published online 18 February 2009 Abstract - Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) and Mycobacterium bovis ( M. bovis ) are the etiological [vetres.org]

The present review discusses many topics including the aetiology, epidemiology and importance of M. bovis, the prevalence of bTB in humans and animals in various countries, the molecular epidemiology of M. bovis, and finally applied molecular epidemiological [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These results confirm that spoligotyping and VNTR analysis are valuable tools for studying the molecular epidemiology of M. bovis infections in Brazil. [scielo.br]

The pathophysiology of pulmonary manifestations after intravesical BCG treatment is still controversial. [revistanefrologia.com]

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to evaluate risk factors (RF) for zoonotic TB in an urban area of Brazil in order to guide preventive programmes. METHODS: A matched case-control study was carried out nested within a cross-sectional study. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

LoBue (Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA), Christof J. [erj.ersjournals.com]