Mycobacterium simiae infection in the United States. A case report and discussion of the organism.

The American review of respiratory disease ·Vol. 111 ·No. 3 ·1975-03-00 ·Pages 357-60

Krasnow I, Gross W

Abstract

The clinical and bacteriologic features of a case of mycobacteriosis in which Mycobacterium simiae was thought to be the causative agent are presented. The unique features of this organism, includeing its positive niacin reaction and photochromogenicity, which may lead to confusion with other mycobacterial species, are duscussed.

MeSH Terms

Aged Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Mycobacterium/isolation & purification Mycobacterium Infections/epidemiology,microbiology Species Specificity Sputum/microbiology United States

Authors & Affiliations

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Krasnow I

Gross W

Article Info

Journal

The American review of respiratory disease

Abbr.

Am Rev Respir Dis

ISSN

0003-0805

DOI

10.1164/arrd.1975.111.3.357

Published

1975-03-00

Pages

357-60

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0370523

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1975.111.3.357

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