Native-valve endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, misidentified as polymicrobial gram-positive bacillus infection

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 754-756

  Takekoshi, Daisuke ^a   Al Heeti, Omar ^a   Belvitch, Patrick ^a   Schraufnagel, Dean E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gram positive bacilli; Mycobacterium chelonae; Native valve endocarditis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Rapidly growing mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CEFOXITIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; IMIPENEM; MYCOLIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RITUXIMAB; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEATH; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; EXTUBATION; FEVER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HEART ABSCESS; HEPATITIS C; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PNEUMONIA; PR INTERVAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS;

EID: 84882271486     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-012-0492-6     Document Type: Article

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