Prosthetic valve infective endocarditis with Mycobacterium fortuitum: antibiotics alone can be curative

Sonali R. Gnanenthiran; Eunice Y.T. Liu; Michael Wilson; Tommy Chung; Thomas Gottlieb

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.135

Prosthetic valve infective endocarditis with Mycobacterium fortuitum: antibiotics alone can be curative

Sonali R. Gnanenthiran, Eunice Y.T. Liu, Michael Wilson, Tommy Chung, Thomas Gottlieb^*

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e86-e89
Number of pages	4
Journal	Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume	26
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.135
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Endocarditis
Mycobacterium
Prosthetic valve

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