title: Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum.
abstract: Pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum has not been reported previously. We describe a case of pacemaker generator pocket infection and intravascular lead endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. The entire pacing system was removed and the patient was treated successfully with a multidrug regimen for a total of 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Imad M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Tleyjeh
authors.forename: Raul E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: Larry M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents