[Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium chelonei in a valvular prosthesis].
Male aged 40 year, with infective endocarditis in valvular prosthesis caused by Mycobacterium chelonei. This agent is unusual in this situation and rarely identified by the blood cultures.
Jorge
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Sdo C
Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo.
Gondim
F A
FA
Arnoni
A S
AS
Zamorano
M M
MM
Garcia
D de O
Dde O
Sousa
J E
JE
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012086:Reoperation
Endocardite por Mycobacterium chelonei em prótese valvar.