Open AccessFever work-up unfolds a rare diagnosis of native valve endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus
Author(s) -
Anita Sharma,
Irneet Mundi,
Karun Behal,
Navreet Kaur,
Pooja Singh,
Manish Mahant
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/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 , endocarditis , medicine , antibiotics , rare disease , disease , intensive care medicine , mycobacterium , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , tuberculosis , biology
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.