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Mycobacterium neoaurum causing prosthetic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature

Mycobacterium neoaurum is a rare cause of bacteremia, and infection usually occurs in an immunocompromised host in the setting of an indwelling catheter. Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria typically carries a dismal prognosis; we report a case of M. neoaurum prosthetic...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Anupam, Pazhayattil, George S., Das, Aparna, Conte, Harry A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9427497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24076109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2013.05.012