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Mycobacterium fortuitum pacemaker infection: A case report
BRIEF REPORT
BRIEF REPORT
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
JAMMI: Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. March 2022, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p81, 3 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2371-0888
Abstract
CASE REPORT An 85-year-old man was admitted to an academic hospital for elective infected pacemaker removal. He had a history of type 2 diabetes and third-degree heart block requiring a [...]
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, ubiquitous in soil and water, but it is an uncommon cause of infections in immunocompetent hosts. Cardiac device infections and bloodstream infections due to non- tuberculous mycobacteria are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 85-year-old patient with infective endocarditis and pacemaker lead infection secondary to M. fortuitum. KEYWORDS: case, infections, Mycobacterium fortuitum, pacemakers, report HISTORIQUE: Le Mycobacterium fortuitum est une mycobacterie a la croissance rapide, omnipresente dans la terre et l'eau, mais est une cause d'infection peu courante chez les hotes immunocompetents. Les infections des dispositifs cardiaques et du sang causees par des mycobacteries non tuberculeuses sont rares. PRESENTATION DE CAS : Les auteurs presentent le cas d'un patient de 85 ans atteint d'une endocardite infectieuse et d'une infection de la derivation de son stimulateur cardiaque secondaire a un M. fortuitum. MOTS-CLES: cas, infections, Mycobacterium fortuitum, rapport, stimulateurs cardiaques
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, ubiquitous in soil and water, but it is an uncommon cause of infections in immunocompetent hosts. Cardiac device infections and bloodstream infections due to non- tuberculous mycobacteria are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 85-year-old patient with infective endocarditis and pacemaker lead infection secondary to M. fortuitum. KEYWORDS: case, infections, Mycobacterium fortuitum, pacemakers, report HISTORIQUE: Le Mycobacterium fortuitum est une mycobacterie a la croissance rapide, omnipresente dans la terre et l'eau, mais est une cause d'infection peu courante chez les hotes immunocompetents. Les infections des dispositifs cardiaques et du sang causees par des mycobacteries non tuberculeuses sont rares. PRESENTATION DE CAS : Les auteurs presentent le cas d'un patient de 85 ans atteint d'une endocardite infectieuse et d'une infection de la derivation de son stimulateur cardiaque secondaire a un M. fortuitum. MOTS-CLES: cas, infections, Mycobacterium fortuitum, rapport, stimulateurs cardiaques