A case of Manila type Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Japan.
A 76-year-old Japanese woman contracted a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB, Manila type) infection in Japan, despite never having traveled. However, her son was treated for TB in the Philippines 3 years before he stayed at her house. Spoligotyping allows us to identify the TB genotype and identify the route of infection.
Department of Community Medical Support Donated by Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku University Medical Megabank Organization Miyagi, Japan.
Osamu
O
Usami
The Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University Hokkaido, Japan ; Division of Bioresources, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University Hokkaido, Japan.
Chie
C
Nakajima
Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine Miyagi, Japan.
Shiro
S
Endo
Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine Miyagi, Japan.
Shinya
S
Inomata
Miyagi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Miyagi, Japan.
Hajime
H
Kanamori
Miyagi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Miyagi, Japan.
Yoichi
Y
Hirakata
Miyagi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Miyagi, Japan.
Bine
B
Uchiyama
The Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University Hokkaido, Japan.
Mitsuo
M
Kaku
The Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University Hokkaido, Japan ; Division of Bioresources, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University Hokkaido, Japan.
Yasuhiko
Y
Suzuki
Division of Disaster-Related Infectious Diseases International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University Miyagi, Japan.
Toshio
T
Hattori
Japan; Manila; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Spoligo-International-Type; spoligotyping