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Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum
Sunita Sharma1, Imad M Tleyjeh, Raul E Espinosa
1Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|March 19, 2005
Abstract:
Pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum has not been reported previously. We describe a case of pacemaker generator pocket infection and intravascular lead endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. The entire pacing system was removed and the patient was treated successfully with a multidrug regimen for a total of 6 months.