title: Mycobacterium chelonae valve endocarditis resulting from contaminated biological prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute InCor, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: T M V
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Strabelli
authors.forename: Rinaldo Focaccia
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: Jussara Bianchi
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: L M M F
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Demarchi
authors.forename: Sylvia Cardoso
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Leão
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viana-Niero
authors.forename: Kozue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyashiro
authors.forename: Roney Orismar
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grinberg
authors.forename: David Everson
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Uip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013552:Swine