Mycobacterium fortuitum endocarditis after mitral valve replacement with a bovine prosthesis.
We have described a patient who had mitral valve replacement with a bovine prosthesis, followed by infectious endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum. We found no previous reports of endocarditis caused by this organism involving a biologic heart prosthesis.
D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000209:etiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*