Mycobacterium simiae infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 5(6): 352-355, dec. 2001.
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em En
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| ID: lil-331039
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Mycobacterium
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Infecções por Mycobacterium
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil