Abstract
We report a case of chest wall abscess caused by Mycobacterium bovis BCG that arose as a complication 1 year after intravesical BCG instillation. We identified M. bovis BCG Tokyo 172 in the abscess by PCR-based typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and analysis of variable number of tandem repeats data.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-535 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 2 |
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Publication status | Published - 2012 Feb |