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Title: | [Electronic cardiovascular device-associated to infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium mageritense] | Authors: | Tützer, Silvia Posse, Tamara Paul, Roxana Monteserin, Johana Pérez, Hector Kaufman, Sara |
Keywords: | Dispositivo cardiovascular electrónico;Espectrometría de masas | Issue Date: | 2019 | Journal: | Revista Argentina de microbiologia | Abstract: | Rapidly growing non-tuberculosis mycobacteria are a rare cause of bacterial endocarditis. During the last decades, there has been an increase in infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria, mainly after trauma and post-surgical procedures, both localized and disseminated, as well as nosocomial outbreaks due to contamination of medical equipment. Routine acid-fast staining for blood culture bottles is not always performed; however, the microbiologist should be aware of potential RGM infections especially when gram positive bacilli are observed. We describe a case of endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium mageritense in a patient with an autologous pericardial patch and a pressure catheter in the left auricle. The bacterial species was identified as Mycobacterium mageritense by mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), score 2.3, and confirmed by 16S rRNA analysis with 99.8 and 100% agreement, respectively. |
URI: | http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/1311 | ISSN: | 0325-7541 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ram.2018.01.008 |
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