Mycobacterium Wolinskyi: A New Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Associated with Cardiovascular Infections?

Mycobacterium wolinskyi is a rapid-growth non-tuberculous mycobacterium. Twenty-one cases of M. wolinskyi infection have been described so far, more than half as cardiovascular or postoperative cardiothoracic infections. We report the case of a patient with a cardiovascular implantable electronic de...

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Autores principales: Hernández-Meneses, Marta, González-Martin, Julian, Agüero, Daiana, Tolosana, Jose M., Sandoval, Elena, Falces, Carles, San Antonio, Rodolfo, Vidal, Bárbara, Moreno, Asunción, Ambrosioni, Juan, Miró, Jose M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8116470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33721294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-021-00416-8
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Sumario:Mycobacterium wolinskyi is a rapid-growth non-tuberculous mycobacterium. Twenty-one cases of M. wolinskyi infection have been described so far, more than half as cardiovascular or postoperative cardiothoracic infections. We report the case of a patient with a cardiovascular implantable electronic device infected by M. wolinskyi, successfully treated with device removal and antimicrobials. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40121-021-00416-8.

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