Mycobacterium simiae infection in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

J.l.m. Sampaio²  N. Artiles¹  R.m.g. Pereira¹  J.r. Souza¹  J.p.g. Leite¹ 

[1] ,Fleury Centro de Medicina DiagnósticaSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Mycobacterium simiae;    AIDS;    RFLP;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702001000600010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Mycobacterium simiae is usually an environmental contaminant rarely associated with human disease. We report a fatal case of M.simiae infection in a 37 year old, HIV positive, male from whom the organism was isolated from blood culture. The identification of M.simiae was performed using DNA amplification followed by analysis on 3% agarose gel of the amplicon fragments after digestion by restriction endonucleases. The precise identification of mycobacterial isolates to the species level is important, with both epidemiological and therapeutic implications.

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