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Deciphering and Imaging Pathogenesis and Cording of Mycobacterium abscessus in Zebrafish Embryos
Published on: September 9, 2015
[Mycobacterium simiae infections: about two cases]
C Carrière1, S Godreuil, A Gouby
1Laboratoire de bactériologie, hôpital Arnaud-de-Villeneuve, 371, avenue du Doyen-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, France. c-carriere@chu-montepellier.fr
Abstract:
We report two cases of Mycobacterium simiae infections differing by the site of infection, the immunological status of the patients and the diagnostic methods used. The first case is a disseminated infection in an advanced immunosuppressed patient who died quickly confirming the severity of this infection in the context of HIV infection. The second case presented is a respiratory disease in a women with a past history of tuberculosis and an uneventful evolution of the M. simiae infection under treatment. These two cases demontrate the importance of molecular methods to correctly identify M. simiae.
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