Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum

Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum

Pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum has not been reported previously. We describe a case of pacemaker generator pocket infection and intravascular lead endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. The entire pacing system was removed and the patient was treated successfully with a multi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2005-01, Vol.37 (1), p.66-68
Hauptverfasser: Sharma, Sunita, Tleyjeh, Imad M., Espinosa, Raul E., Costello, Brian A., Baddour, Larry M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial - physiopathology
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Mycobacterium fortuitum - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium fortuitum - pathogenicity
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - physiopathology
Pacemaker, Artificial - microbiology
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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Zusammenfassung:Pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum has not been reported previously. We describe a case of pacemaker generator pocket infection and intravascular lead endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. The entire pacing system was removed and the patient was treated successfully with a multidrug regimen for a total of 6 months.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540410020910