Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2015)

Professional Acquisition of M. bovis in Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Challenging Case of Osteomyelitis in a Migrant Patient from Bulgaria

  • Angela Quirino,
  • Carlo Torti,
  • Alessio Strazzulla,
  • Salvatore Nisticò,
  • Luisa Galati,
  • Giorgio Settimo Barreca,
  • Angelo Giuseppe Lamberti,
  • Giuseppina Berardelli,
  • Maria Pacciarini,
  • Giorgio Gasparini,
  • Vincenzo Pisani,
  • Antonio Gambardella,
  • Maria Carla Liberto,
  • Alfredo Focà

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/794715
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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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.