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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2010-01-01
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| 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 |