Cardiac Device Infections due toMycobacterium fortuitum | Zendy

Marion HemmersbachMiller | Zendy; Miguel Angel Cárdenes-Santana | Zendy; Alicia CondeMartel | Zendy; José A Bolanos-Guerra | Zendy; María Isolina Campos-Herrero | Zendy

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Cardiac Device Infections due toMycobacterium fortuitum

Author(s) -

Marion HemmersbachMiller,

Miguel Angel Cárdenes-Santana,

Alicia CondeMartel,

José A Bolanos-Guerra,

María Isolina Campos-Herrero

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2005/175132

Subject(s) - mycobacterium fortuitum , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogenicity , mycobacterium , pathology , biology , tuberculosis

Two cases of cardiac device infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum are reported along with a discussion of their clinical management. Long-term therapy and removal of the infected device is needed. The slow progression and absence of systemic signs and symptoms suggest a low pathogenicity of M fortuitum.

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