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Mycobacterium abscessus

Author(s) -

Samir Mahajan,

Vikas Mishra,

Jehangir S Sorabjee

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of postgraduate medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 0972-2823

pISSN - 0022-3859

DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.150898

Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium abscessus , antibiotics , endocarditis , intensive care medicine , organism , mycobacterium , surgery , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , paleontology , biology

Mycobacterium abscessus is an unusual cause of infection in immunocompetent patients. The intrinsic and acquired resistance of this organism to multiple antibiotics is a major issue in planning treatment regimens. We report a case of M. abscessus endocarditis of the native aortic valve in an immunocompetent patient following coronary angiography with a fatal outcome. The case highlights an unfortunate intervention-related nosocomial infection and the difficulties in chemotherapeutic options for this organism, particularly in the presence of renal failure.

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