1.
Heart Lung Circ
; 26(11): e86-e89, 2017 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28688832
ABSTRACT
Rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (RGM) are a rare, often fatal cause of infective endocarditis. Although surgery has been the cornerstone of RGM endocarditis therapy, we present the first documented adult case of Mycobacterium fortuitum endocarditis cured with antibiotic therapy.
Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Endocarditis, Bacterial , Heart Valve Prosthesis/microbiology , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous , Mycobacterium fortuitum , Aged , Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnostic imaging , Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy , Endocarditis, Bacterial/etiology , Female , Humans , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnostic imaging , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/drug therapy , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/etiology
2.
J Clin Microbiol
; 53(8): 2760-2, 2015 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26041900
ABSTRACT
Nocardia infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) allograft reconstruction is a rare occurrence. We report a case of Nocardia infection of an allograft ACL reconstruction and septic arthritis of the knee joint due to an organism most similar to the novel Nocardia species Nocardia aobensis.
