Selected highlights from other journals: Does infection with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis interfere with TB testing in goats?

• Autores: Javier Bezos Garrido, C. Casal, B. Romero, E. Liandris, N. Sánchez, V. Vigo López, Lucas José Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucía de Juan Ferré
• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 177, Nº. 12, 2015, págs. 316-316
• Idioma: inglés
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  • CASEOUS lymphadenitis (CLA) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. It has been suggested that, due to antigenic similarities between this bacterium and mycobacteria, infection with C pseudotuberculosis can interfere with the diagnostic testing for tuberculosis (TB). This experimental study aimed to test this hypothesis in goats.

    Thirteen goats from a TB-free herd that had no history of Johne's diseases or CLA infection were selected for the study. Six animals acted as controls and seven were experimentally infected with C pseudotuberculosis....