title: [Mycobacterium simiae pneumonia: a case report].
abstract: We report a case of Mycobacterium simiae pneumonia in an immunocompetent women aged 55 years, after a stay in Thailand. The diagnosis was based on culture isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from bronchoalveolar lavage. The culture isolate was identified as M. simiae by biochemical and molecular methods. The patient was treated. Her condition remained stable for 5 years. During the sixth years, a relapse occurred, and a new treatment was prescribed. This is a rare case in view of the absence of any predisposing factor. M. simiae should be considered a possible causative agent of pulmonary disease, even in immunocompetent patients.
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Biologie, HIA Percy, 101, avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia Hejl
authors.affiliation: Pneumologie, HIA Percy, Clamart, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivière
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Biologie, HIA Percy, 101, avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanmartin
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Biologie, HIA Percy, 101, avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Biologie, HIA Percy, 101, avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Biologie, HIA Percy, 101, avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soler
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
keywords: Mycobacterium simiae; Thailand; immunocompetent; pneumonia