Brown-Pigmented Mycobacterium mageritense as a Cause of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis and Bloodstream Infection
Open Access
- 1 August 2015
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 53 (8), 2777-2780
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01041-15
Abstract
Mycobacterium spp. are a rare cause of endocarditis. Herein, we describe a case of Mycobacterium mageritense prosthetic valve endocarditis. This organism produced an unusual brown pigment on solid media. Cultures of valve tissue for acid fast bacilli might be considered in some cases of apparently culture negative prosthetic valve endocarditis.Keywords
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