A case report of Mycobacterium abscessus infective endocarditis in rheumatic heart disease

Infective endocarditis owing to Mycobacterium abscessus infection is extremely rare and is usually seen as prosthetic valve endocarditis. A 34-year-old male with rheumatic heart disease presented to us with undiagnosed pyrexia. He had vegetation on anterior mitral leaflet, and his blood cultures gre...

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Published in:	Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
Main Authors:	Rakesh Sharma, Saurabh Mehrotra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Subjects:	Infective endocarditis Mycobacterium abscessus native valve
Online Access:	http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2019;volume=8;issue=3;spage=136;epage=138;aulast=Sharma