Pediatric Mycobacterium bovis Infection: Clinical Spectrum, BCG-Related Disease, Primary Immunodeficiency, and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature
Objectives: Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) infection in children is uncommon but may remain unrecognized because routine laboratory methods often fail to distinguish it from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In addition, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)-associated M. bovis infection may represent the first manifestation of an...