title: Pacemaker pocket infection due to Mycobacterium goodii, a rapidly growing mycobacteria.
abstract: A woman aged 74 years with an implanted dual-chamber pacemaker presented with pacemaker site infection after failing empiric antimicrobial therapy. The pathogen was later identified as Mycobacterium goodii, a rapidly growing mycobacteria species. The pacemaker was subsequently removed and the patient was treated with oral ciprofloxacin and doxycycline with clinical improvement. In this article, we describe a rare case of pacemaker site infection by M. goodii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Western University, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Seyed M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hosseini-Moghaddam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline