Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis With Mycobacterium Fortuitum: Antibiotics Alone Can Be Curative.
Heart Lung Circ 2017;
26:e86-e89. [PMID:
28688832 DOI:
10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.135]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (RGM) are a rare, often fatal cause of infective endocarditis. Although surgery has been the cornerstone of RGM endocarditis therapy, we present the first documented adult case of Mycobacterium fortuitum endocarditis cured with antibiotic therapy.
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