Mycobacterium asiaticum infection in a red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas). |
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| Authors: | Jessica Siegal-Willott Ramiro Isaza Christine Fiorello Mary Reinhard |
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| Affiliation: | Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. |
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| Abstract: | A 4-yr-old, intact male red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas) was evaluated because of a 6-mo history of an enlarging axillary mass. Diagnostic findings included a positive intradermal tuberculin test, persistent severe leukocytosis, and hyperglobulinemia. A nontuberculous mycobacterium species isolated from the mass was identified as Mycobacterium asiaticum using 16s ribosomal DNA sequencing and high-performance liquid chromatography. |
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