Refractory bacteremia and osteomyelitis resulting in fatal bacteremic pneumonia with multiorgan failure caused by Mycobacterium simiae in a non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected adult
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
11
Pages
3777-3779
Date Issued
2009
Abstract
Bacteremic pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium simiae in non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has rarely been reported. We describe a non-HIV-infected adult with refractory bacteremia, osteomyelitis, and colonization of M. simiae in the respiratory tract who subsequently developed fatal bacteremic pneumonia. The isolate was confirmed as M. simiae by 16S rRNA gene analysis. Copyright ? 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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Other Subjects
amikacin; bacterial RNA; clarithromycin; ethambutol; imipenem; minocycline; moxifloxacin; rifabutin; rifampicin; RNA 16S; aged; article; atypical mycobacteriosis; bacteremia; bacterial colonization; bacterial gene; bacterial pneumonia; case report; differential diagnosis; disease association; drug substitution; drug withdrawal; human; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; male; Mycobacterium simiae; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; nucleotide sequence; osteomyelitis; pneumonia; priority journal; respiratory system; RNA analysis; thorax radiography; Adult; Aged; Bacteremia; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Ribosomal; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium Infections; Osteomyelitis; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Radiography, Thoracic; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mycobacterium simiae
Type
journal article