Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection in a non-HIV patient

Maher M Balkis; Mireille M Kattar; George F Araj; Souha S Kanj

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.015

Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection in a non-HIV patient

Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep;13(5):e286-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.015. Epub 2009 Jan 19.

Authors

Maher M Balkis¹, Mireille M Kattar, George F Araj, Souha S Kanj

Affiliation

¹ American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 19155183
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.015

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Fever of Unknown Origin / microbiology*
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Mycobacterium / classification*
Mycobacterium / genetics
Mycobacterium / isolation & purification
Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S