title: Mycobacterium fortuitum endocarditis and meningitis after balloon mitral valvotomy.
abstract: Mycobacteria rarely cause endocardial infections. We describe the clinical course of a patient who developed endocarditis, and meningitis with Mycobacterium fortuitum following balloon mitral valvotomy. The patient was treated with amikacin and clarithromycin but did not respond. She developed haemolytic anaemia as the terminal event.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kuruvila
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jesudason
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002404:Catheterization; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000209:etiology*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000628:therapy