| a comparative study of tuberculous and other mycobacterial infections and their associations with malignancy. | we reviewed 162 cases of bacteriologically proved mycobacterial disease. nontuberculous acid-fast bacilli were responsible for 27 per cent of the infections, a higher frequency than has previously been reported, and mycobacterium kansasii and mycobacterium avium-intracellulare were isolated with equal frequency. this indicates that mycobacterium avium-intracellulare may be a significant agent of disease in the midwest as well as the southeast. there are no useful clinical, radiographic, or labor ... | 1978 | 619723 |
| comparison of milk with serum elisa for the detection of paratuberculosis in dairy cows. | to compare milk with serum elisa for detection of antibodies to mycobacterium paratuberculosis. | 1996 | 8926193 |
| estimated prevalence of paratuberculosis in missouri, usa cattle. | an absorbed elisa for detection of antibodies against mycobacterium paratuberculosis was performed on serum samples obtained from the missouri animal health laboratory. samples from 1954 missouri cattle representing 89 herds were randomly selected from samples submitted for brucellosis testing. the apparent seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in dairy cattle (8 +/- 3%) was similar to that in beef cattle (5 +/- 2%). when herds were classified as dairy or beef, 74% (14 of 19) of dairy herds and 40% ... | 1997 | 9234425 |