Diagnosis of endocarditis caused by <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>

Diagnosis of endocarditis caused by <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>

We report a fatal case of native valve endocarditis due to <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> in a hemodialysis patient. The diagnosis was based on culture isolation of acid-fast bacilli from peripheral blood and a permanent catheter tip, and their identification as <i>M abscessus</...

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Main Authors: Al-Benwan Khalifa, Ahmad Suhail, Mokaddas Eiman, Johny Molly, Kapoor Madan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2010;volume=30;issue=5;spage=408;epage=411;aulast=Al-Benwan

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