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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Infection of great apes and a zoo keeper with the same Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotype

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  • 09 July 2020

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  1. University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pulmonary diseases and Tuberculosis, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Onno W. Akkerman & Tjip S. van der Werf

  2. University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Internal Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Tjip S. van der Werf

  3. Veterinary service, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

    Frank Rietkerk

  4. Laboratory for Mycobacterial Infections, Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad, The Netherlands

    Tony Eger

  5. Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Disease, (CIb/LIS), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands

    Dick van Soolingen

  6. Department of Medical Microbiology and department of Lung Diseases, University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Dick van Soolingen

  7. Department of Tuberculosis, Municipal Health Centre Gelre-IJssel, Apeldoorn, Doetinchem, The Netherlands

    Kees van der Loo

  8. Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Public Health, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Adri G. M. van der Zanden

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The original article has been retracted by the authors because they did not obtain informed consent to publish the description of the case. The content of this article is no longer available online to protect patient confidentiality. Authors Onno W. Akkerman, Tjip S. van der Werf, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, Tony Eger agree to this retraction. Corresponding author, Onno W. Akkerman, stated on behalf of all remaining co-authors that they agree to this retraction.

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Akkerman, O.W., van der Werf, T.S., Rietkerk, F. et al. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Infection of great apes and a zoo keeper with the same Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotype. Med Microbiol Immunol 203, 141–144 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00430-013-0323-0

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