title: Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria.
abstract: We report herein the first case of a coinfection with Brucella spp., M. bovis, and Enterobacter cloacae in a butcher who moved from Bulgaria to Italy. Molecular typing suggested professional acquisition of M. bovis in Italy. So, surveillance and preventive measures need to be implemented.
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quirino
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torti
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strazzulla
authors.affiliation: Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, 88046 Lamezia Terme, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nisticò
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio Settimo
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Barreca
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo Giuseppe
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lamberti
authors.affiliation: Giovanni Paolo II Hospital, 88046 Lamezia Terme, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berardelli
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25123 Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pacciarini
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasparini
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambardella
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Carla
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Liberto
authors.affiliation: Magna Græcia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Focà