Fever work-up unfolds a rare diagnosis of native valve endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

• Main Authors: Anita Sharma (Author), Irneet Mundi (Author), Karun Behal (Author), Navreet Kaur (Author), Pooja Singh (Author), Manish Mahant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is rare and often missed without appropriate blood cultures. It does not respond to standard antitubercular treatment and is also resistant to many other antibiotics. The course of the disease may be indolent and often results in a fatal outcome. Accura...