Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Letter
Human Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium bovis, Taiwan
Ruwen Jou*
, Wei-Lun Huang*, and Chen-Yuan Chiang†
, Wei-Lun Huang*, and Chen-Yuan Chiang†Table
Characteristics of 15 patients with tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis, Taiwan, 2004–2005
| Patient no. | Age at diagnosis, y | Sex | Type of tuberculosis | Ethnicity | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | M | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Northern |
| 2 | 71 | M | Pulmonary | Han | Central |
| 3 | 76 | M | Pulmonary | Han | Central |
| 4 | 84 | M | Pulmonary | Han | Southern |
| 5 | 71 | F | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 6 | 55 | M | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 7 | 51 | M | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 8 | 65 | F | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 9 | 51 | M | Pulmonary | Han | Eastern |
| 10 | 90 | M | Pulmonary | Han | Eastern |
| 11 | 34 | M | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 12 | 81 | M | Pulmonary | Han | Eastern |
| 13 | 64 | F | Pulmonary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 14 | 44 | M | Bladder/urinary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
| 15 | 43 | M | Pulmonary/miliary | Aboriginal | Eastern |
