Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to Brucellosis

Infection of prosthetic devices or implants is a rare complication of Brucellosis. Pacemakers and implantable caridoverter-defibrillator infections were previously reported in 6 patients. We report the first case of relapsing Brucellosis due to intracardiac lead endocarditis, which resolved only after removing the intracardiac leads and institution of appropriate antimicrobial therapy

Peritonitis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum follwoing gastric banding

Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapid growing nontuberculous organism that has rarely been associated with peritonitis in an otherwise healthy host. We describe a patient who developed peritonitis due to the organism after gastric banding operation, which resolved after removal of the gastric band and institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy