A Case of Mycobacterium Simiae Mimicking Malignancy-International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences-Juniper Publishers

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A Case of Mycobacterium Simiae Mimicking Malignancy

Authored by Patricio and Peters Jay*

In 1965, Mycobacterium simiae was first isolated from macaques. Isolation of M. simiae has been mostly confined to the Southern US, Israel, and Cuba but is increasingly reported worldwide. In the University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, M. simiae has become the second most frequently isolated non- tuberculous mycobacterium surpassed only by Mycobacterium avium complex. Out of patients analyzed in this facility during an 11 year period, 10% had definite infection and 76% were thought to be colonized. M. simiae often colonizes the airway, but clinical disease has been increasingly reported especially in immunocompromised patients and those with an underlying lung disease.

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