Rare enough ? Cardiac Device‐related pocket Infection due to  Mycobacterium fortuitum | Zendy

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Rare enough ? Cardiac Device‐related pocket Infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum

Author(s) -

Golamari Reshma,

Sahu Nitasa,

Vunnam Rama,

Bhatt Dhirisha,

Thapa Rameet,

Patel Ravi,

Jain Rohit

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3829

Subject(s) - mycobacterium fortuitum , medicine , endocarditis , nontuberculous mycobacteria , mycobacterium avium complex , mycobacterium infections , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , tuberculosis , biology

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are rare causes of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)‐related infections and may lead to device‐related endocarditis, so preventing them is key. We present a case of CIED‐related pocket infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum which highlights the challenges in management of such infections.

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