Emergence of Mycobacterium simiae: A retrospective study from a tertiary care center in Lebanon.

The objective of this study is to describe the clinical significance of Mycobacterium simiae at a major tertiary care center in Lebanon.This is a retrospective study of patients with positive cultures for M. simiae isolated between 2004 and 2016 at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.Th...

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Main Authors: Amal Hamieh, Ralph Tayyar, Houssam Tabaja, Saeed E L Zein, Pierre Bou Khalil, Nathalie Kara, Zeina A Kanafani, Nadim Kanj, Imad Bou Akl, George Araj, Ghina Berjaoui, Souha S Kanj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5884548?pdf=render