Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Mycobacterium chelonei.
Starr-Edwards mitral and aortic prosthetic valves served as nidi for endocarditis due to M chelonei. Cultural, physiologic, lipid chromatographic, and serologic studies identified the organism as M chelonei (abscessus).
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity