Mycobacterium simiae infection in an immunocompetent patient, with DNA analyses verification

ÖNEN Z. P., KARAHAN Z. C., Akkoca Yildiz Ö., Karabiyikoǧlu G.

Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, vol.58, no.3, pp.306-310, 2010 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.306-310
  • Keywords: Mycobacterium simiae, Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Mycobacterium simiae is a non-tuberculosis mycobacterium that does commonly cause clinical disease in immunocompromised patients with or without AIDS. We describe a case of M. simiae pulmonary infection in a patient without immunodeficiency syndrome, who had a history of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections.