title: [Mycobacterium simiae infections: about two cases].
abstract: We report two cases of Mycobacterium simiae infections differing by the site of infection, the immunological status of the patients and the diagnostic methods used. The first case is a disseminated infection in an advanced immunosuppressed patient who died quickly confirming the severity of this infection in the context of HIV infection. The second case presented is a respiratory disease in a women with a past history of tuberculosis and an uneventful evolution of the M. simiae infection under treatment. These two cases demontrate the importance of molecular methods to correctly identify M. simiae.
authors: Laboratoire de bactériologie, hôpital Arnaud-de-Villeneuve, 371, avenue du Doyen-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, France. c-carriere@chu-montepellier.fr
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Carrière
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Godreuil
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gouby
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Vincent
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Marchandin
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Terru
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Delaporte
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Sorokaty
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Jumas-Bilak
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Van de Perre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology