TY - JOUR
T1 - Conservative treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum
AU - Kunin, M.
AU - Salamon, F.
AU - Weinberger, M.
AU - Genkin, I.
AU - Sagie, A.
AU - Tur-Kaspa, R.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Described here is the case of a patient with infective endocarditis in a prosthetic valve due to a Mycobacterium fortuitum-group organism. The patient was treated medically and had a favorable clinical response. This is only the second report of survival after Mycobacterium fortuitum-group endocarditis, and the first of survival without surgical intervention. The duration of treatment is not well defined for this patient, but life-long suppressive therapy will likely be required.
AB - Described here is the case of a patient with infective endocarditis in a prosthetic valve due to a Mycobacterium fortuitum-group organism. The patient was treated medically and had a favorable clinical response. This is only the second report of survival after Mycobacterium fortuitum-group endocarditis, and the first of survival without surgical intervention. The duration of treatment is not well defined for this patient, but life-long suppressive therapy will likely be required.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10096-002-0763-8
DO - 10.1007/s10096-002-0763-8
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C2 - 12172746
AN - SCOPUS:0036042620
SN - 0934-9723
VL - 21
SP - 539
EP - 541
JO - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
JF - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
ER -
