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Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection in a non-HIV patient

Maher Balkis, Mireille M. Kattar, George F. Araj, Souha S. Kanj

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2009 · 22 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

We report a fatal case of disseminated Mycobacteriumsimiae infection in an immunocompetent elderly man with fever of unknown origin. The diagnosis was based on culture isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from cerebrospinal fluid and bronchoalveolar lavage. Both culture isolates were identified as M. simiae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

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