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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 432-435 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Oct 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
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Jeong, S. H., Kim, S. Y., Lee, H., Ham, J. S., Hwang, K. B., Hwang, S., Shin, S. H., Chung, M. J., Lee, S. H., Shin, S. J., & Koh, W. J. (2015). Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease caused by mycobacterium simiae: The first reported case in South Korea. Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 78(4), 432-435. https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.432