An Unusual Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Mycobacterium chimaera is a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium. It has been identified as a contaminant during open-heart surgery. It contaminates water in heater-cooler units that then become aerosolized, contaminating the surgical field. We report a 56-year-old male who presented with cultu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Provenzano, Noelle, Boris, James, Nelluri, Bharghava, Berman, Lorin, Singer, Raymond, You, Hojoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9270098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812612
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25735
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Sumario:Mycobacterium chimaera is a slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium. It has been identified as a contaminant during open-heart surgery. It contaminates water in heater-cooler units that then become aerosolized, contaminating the surgical field. We report a 56-year-old male who presented with culture-negative endocarditis six years after his initial open-heart surgery.

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