| Literature DB >> 26508940 |
Suk Hyeon Jeong1, Su-Young Kim1, Hyun Lee1, Jun Soo Ham1, Keum Bit Hwang1, Subin Hwang1, Sun Hye Shin1, Myung Jin Chung2, Seung Heon Lee3, Sung Jae Shin4, Won-Jung Koh1.
Abstract
This is a report of the first South Korean case of a lung disease caused by Mycobacterium simiae. The patient was a previously healthy 52-year-old female. All serial isolates were identified as M. simiae by multi-locus sequencing analysis, based on hsp65, rpoB, 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer, and 16S rRNA fragments. A chest radiography revealed deterioration, and the follow-up sputum cultures were persistently positive, despite combination antibiotic treatment, including azithromycin, ethambutol, and rifampin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first confirmed case of a lung disease caused by M. simiae in South Korea.Entities:
Keywords: Bronchiectasis; Mycobacterium; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Year: 2015 PMID： 26508940 PMCID： PMC4620346 DOI： 10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.432
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) ISSN： 1738-3536