Fastidious Mycobacteria Grown from Porcine Prosthetic-Heart-Valve Cultures

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 101-102

  Laskowski, Leonard F ^a   Marr, J Joseph ^a   Spernoga, John F ^a   Frank, Norma J ^a   Barner, Hendrick B ^a   Kaiser, George ^a   Tyras, Denis H ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; RIFAMPICIN;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PERICARDITIS; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0017722308     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197707142970209     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Center for Disease Control: Isolation of mycobacteria species from porcine heart valves prostheses. Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep 26: 42–43, 1977
2. Collins FM, Montalbine V: Mycobactericidal activity of glutaraldehyde solutions. J Clin Microbiol 4: 408–412, 1976