Resumen de Selected highlights from other journals: Does infection with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis interfere with TB testing in goats?
Javier Bezos Garrido, C. Casal, B. Romero, E. Liandris, N. Sánchez, V. Vigo López, Lucas José Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucía de Juan Ferré
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....
