Fever work-up unfolds a rare diagnosis of native valve endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus | Zendy

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Fever work-up unfolds a rare diagnosis of native valve endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

Author(s) -

Irneet Mundi,

Anita Sharma,

Karun Behal,

Navreet Kaur,

Pooja Singh,

Manish Mahant

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

indian journal of pathology and microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 0974-5130

pISSN - 0377-4929

DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_19_19

Subject(s) - mycobacterium abscessus , medicine , endocarditis , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , dermatology , pathology , biology , tuberculosis

Endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is rare and often missed without appropriate blood cultures. It does not respond to standard antitubercular treatment and is also resistant to many other antibiotics. The course of the disease may be indolent and often results in a fatal outcome. Accurate identification and sensitivity, combination therapy, and prolonged duration of antibiotics are, therefore, important for a successful outcome.

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