Mycobacterium Wolinskyi: A New Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Associated with Cardiovascular Infections?
Infect Dis Ther
; 10(2): 1073-1080, 2021 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-33721294
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium wolinskyi is a rapid-growth non-tuberculous mycobacterium. Twenty-one cases of M. wolinskyi infection have been described so far, more than half as cardiovascular or postoperative cardiothoracic infections. We report the case of a patient with a cardiovascular implantable electronic device infected by M. wolinskyi, successfully treated with device removal and antimicrobials.
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MEDLINE
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
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Infect Dis Ther
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2021
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Article
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España