Mycobacterium gordonae infection of a prosthetic aortic valve

JAMA. 1978 Apr 14;239(15):1528-30.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Ethambutol / therapeutic use
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections / complications*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / complications*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Ethambutol
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin