title: Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection in a non-HIV patient.
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.
authors.affiliation: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maher M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Balkis
authors.forename: Mireille M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kattar
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Araj
authors.forename: Souha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S