2024-10-24Zeitschriftenartikel
Endocarditis associated with contamination of cardiovascular bioprostheses with Mycobacterium chelonae: a collaborative microbiological study
Kikhney, Judith; Friesen, Inna; Wiesener, Solveigh; Kursawe, Laura; Loddenkemper, Christoph; Zündorf, Josef; Häuser, Beate; Cónsul Tejero, Esther P.; von Schöning, Dinah; Sarbandi, Kurosh; Hillemann, Doris; Kuhns, Martin; Stegemann, Miriam S.; Pfäfflin, Frieder; Klefisch, Frank-Rainer; Düsterhöft, Volker; Haller, Sebastian; von Laer, Anja; Eckmanns, Tim; Cambau, Emmanuelle; Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah; Hasse, Barbara; Friedrichs, Anette; Panholzer, Bernd; Eichinger, Walter; Gastmeier, Petra; Falk, Volkmar; Moter, Annette
Background:
Mycobacterium chelonae is a rare cause of infective endocarditis that is difficult to diagnose and treat. After we found M chelonae in a series of patients, we aimed to investigate its role in cardiovascular ...
