Rare enough ? Cardiac Device‐related pocket Infection due to <i>Mycobacterium fortuitum</i>
Reshma Golamari, Nitasa Sahu, Rama Vunnam, Dhirisha Bhatt, Rameet Thapa, Ravi Patel, Rohit Jain
Clinical Case Reports · 2021-01
Abstract
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are rare causes of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)-related infections and may lead to device-related endocarditis, so preventing them is key. We present a case of CIED-related pocket infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum which highlights the challenges in management of such infections.
MeSH terms
- Mycobacterium fortuitum
- Medicine
- Endocarditis
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
- Mycobacterium avium complex
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Mycobacterium
- Microbiology
- Intensive care medicine