title: Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Endocarditis secondary to Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare entity often involving prosthetic valves and rarely native valves. Pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to any organism is rare. We report the first case of native pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to M. fortuitum and a literature review of native valve M. fortuitum endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mulhall
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA ; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
authors.forename: Renee S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hebbeler-Clark