Krümmel A, Schröder K H, von Kirchbach G, Hirtzel F, Hövener B
Zentralbl Bakteriol. 1989 Oct;271(4):543-9.
Mycobacterium simiae has been isolated from a patient with a pulmonary infection. During 1 1/2 years 10 different isolates of this strain could be cultivated. In this case it has not been proved that Mycobacterium simiae was the etiological agent, although the probability is very high.