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Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and Bloodstream Infection Due to Mycobacterium chimaera |
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| Authors: | Yvonne Achermann Matthias R?ssle Matthias Hoffmann Vanessa Deggim Stefan Kuster Dieter R. Zimmermann Guido Bloemberg Michael Hombach Barbara Hasse |
| Affiliation: | Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerlanda;Institute of Clinical Pathology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerlandb;Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerlandc;Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerlandd |
| Abstract: | Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) due to fast-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been reported anecdotally. Reports of PVE with slowly growing NTM, however, are lacking. We present here one case of PVE and one case of bloodstream infection caused by Mycobacterium chimaera. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR indicated a relatedness of the two M. chimaera strains. Both patients had heart surgery 2 years apart from each other. A nosocomial link was not detected. |
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