Abstract
A patient prviously suspected of having a mycobacterial infection was found to have a Mycobacterium gordonae infection of his prosthetic aortic valve. Following replacement of his infected prosthesis and systemic therapy for two years, the patient has apparently been cured.
MeSH terms
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Aortic Valve / surgery*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
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Ethambutol / therapeutic use
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Heart Valve Prosthesis*
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Humans
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Isoniazid / therapeutic use
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium Infections / complications*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / complications*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
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Rifampin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Ethambutol
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Isoniazid
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Rifampin