TY - JOUR
T1 - Brown-pigmented Mycobacterium mageritense as a cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis and bloodstream infection
AU - McMullen, Allison R.
AU - Mattar, Caline
AU - Kirmani, Nigar
AU - Burnham, Carey Ann D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Mycobacterium spp. are a rare cause of endocarditis. Herein, we describe a case of Mycobacterium mageritense prosthetic valve endocarditis. This organism produced an unusual brown pigment on solid media. Cultures of valve tissue for acid-fast bacilli might be considered in some cases of apparently culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis.
AB - Mycobacterium spp. are a rare cause of endocarditis. Herein, we describe a case of Mycobacterium mageritense prosthetic valve endocarditis. This organism produced an unusual brown pigment on solid media. Cultures of valve tissue for acid-fast bacilli might be considered in some cases of apparently culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.01041-15
DO - 10.1128/JCM.01041-15
M3 - Article
C2 - 26063854
AN - SCOPUS:84938152047
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 53
SP - 2777
EP - 2780
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 8
ER -