Beware of Drug Interactions Treating Iatrogenic Mycobacterium bovis Endocarditis from Intravesical BCG Instillation

We report a case of mechanical mitral valve endocarditis associated with miliary disseminated bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection following intravesical instillations for minimally invasive bladder cancer in a 65-year-old man. The diagnosis was established by echocardiographic evidence of veget...

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Main Authors: Francesca Curri, Andrea Da Porto, Viviana Casarsa, Daria Albini, Giorgio Minen, Leonardo Alberto Sechi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-02-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
bcg
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2263