Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review

Joint Authors

Mulhall, Aaron M.
Hebbeler-Clark, Renee S.

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-06-08

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Endocarditis secondary to Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare entity often involving prosthetic valves and rarely native valves.

Pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to any organism is rare.

We report the first case of native pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to M.

fortuitum and a literature review of native valve M.

fortuitum endocarditis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Mulhall, Aaron M.& Hebbeler-Clark, Renee S.. 2015. Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058699

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Mulhall, Aaron M.& Hebbeler-Clark, Renee S.. Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058699

American Medical Association (AMA)

Mulhall, Aaron M.& Hebbeler-Clark, Renee S.. Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058699

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058699