title: Conjunctivitis with regional lymphadenopathy in a trainee microbiologist.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Av. Córdoba s/n 28041, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Adela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcolea
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lizasoain
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tejada
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Elia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palenque
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial