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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1 September 2006
MYCOBACTERIUM ASIATICUM INFECTION IN A RED-HANDED TAMARIN (SAGUINUS MIDAS)
Jessica Siegal-Willott,
Ramiro Isaza,
Christine Fiorello,
Mary Reinhard
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 37 • No. 3
September 2006
Vol. 37 • No. 3
September 2006
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium asiaticum
nontuberculous mycobacterium
primate
Saguinas midas
tamarin