title: Two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp canetti.
abstract: We identified an unusual strain of mycobacteria from two patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by its smooth, glossy morphotype and, primarily, its genotypic characteristics. Spoligotyping and restriction fragment length polymorphism typing were carried out with the insertion sequence IS6110 patterns. All known cases of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium canetti have been contracted in the Horn of Africa.
authors.affiliation: Hôspital d'instuction des armées Laveran, Marseille, France. jean.miltgen@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miltgen
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morillon
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Koeck
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varnerot
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Briant
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verrot
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin