Multiplex PCR-Identified Cutaneous Tuberculosis Evoked by Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination in a Healthy Baby

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American Society for Microbiology

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This is the first identified case of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-derived cutaneous tuberculosis that localizes at a place different from the vaccination site in hosts without immune deficiency. A healthy baby with a developing abscess is described. A multiplex PCR identified the abscess as originating from M. bovis BCG Tokyo 172.

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