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Mycobacterium massiliense: an emerging pathogen in cardiovascular infections.

Sadanandan, Rajesh; Kuriakose, Kudakachira Mathew; Ramanarayanan, Piravom Venkiteswarier; Philomina, Beena.

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann ; 21(1): 77-8, 2013 Feb.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23430427

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We describe 2 cases of Mycobacterium massiliense infection after cardiac surgery. A 68-year-old man developed high-grade fever and sternal wound infection 5 weeks after aortic valve replacement. He was discharged after antibiotic treatment but readmitted with pseudoaneurysm of the aortic root. He succumbed to hemorrhage 2 weeks after reoperation. A 7-year-old boy developed endocarditis after atrial septal defect patch repair, and underwent replacement of the patch. Samples from both patients grew Mycobacterium massiliense.

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Aneurysm, False/microbiology , Aneurysm, Infected/microbiology , Aortic Aneurysm/microbiology , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology , Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/pathogenicity , Surgical Wound Infection/microbiology , Aged , Aneurysm, False/diagnosis , Aneurysm, False/therapy , Aneurysm, Infected/diagnosis , Aneurysm, Infected/therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Aortic Aneurysm/diagnosis , Aortic Aneurysm/therapy , Aortic Valve/surgery , Child, Preschool , Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Endocarditis, Bacterial/therapy , Fatal Outcome , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/surgery , Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects , Humans , Male , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/diagnosis , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/therapy , Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/isolation & purification , Reoperation , Sternotomy/adverse effects , Surgical Wound Infection/diagnosis , Surgical Wound Infection/therapy , Treatment Outcome

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