Conjunctivitis with regional lymphadenopathy in a trainee microbiologist.
We report a case of conjunctival tuberculosis in a trainee microbiologist caused by direct inoculation. The resident strain was analyzed by DNA fingerprinting, and an identical pattern was found in an isolate from sputum handled by the resident. After 6 months of treatment, the patient was cured.
Alcolea
Adela
A
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Av. Córdoba s/n 28041, Madrid, Spain.
Suarez
María Jesús
MJ
Lizasoain
Manuel
M
Tejada
Pilar
P
Chaves
Fernando
F
Palenque
Elia
E
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial