Native valve endocarditis and pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum

Endocarditis and cardiac device infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare entity in the hospital settings. We report a case of pacemaker infection and native valve endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum, which was associated with tricuspid valve vegetation. two days after admission wit...

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Main Authors: Moamen Al Zoubi, Joyce Cheng, Venkate S. Dontaraju, Colin E. Evans, Addie B. Spier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001566