Mycobacterium bovis

Biology

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Surgery

Virology

Abscess

Paleontology

Immunology

Osteomyelitis

Microbiology

Tuberculosis

Medicine

Organism

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Pathology

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Answer: Epidural abscess with osteomyelitis of the frontal bone due to Mycobacterium bovis. The organism was identified from the direct sample as a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organism susceptible to rifampin by Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). The patient was started on a

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