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Pulmonary Mycobacterium sherrisii infection in a human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patient.

Gämperli A, Bosshard PP, Sigrist T, Brändli O, Wildermuth S, Weber R, Mueller NJ

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100/ RAE U 74, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland.

We report the first case of a pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium sherrisii in a patient with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. Mycobacterium sherrisii is a newly described nontuberculous mycobacterium related to Mycobacterium simiae. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used for species identification. Treatment and antibiotic susceptibilities are described.

Published 5 August 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(8): 4283-5.
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