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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, ubiquitous in soil and water, but it is an uncommon cause of infections in immunocompetent hosts. Cardiac device infections and bloodstream infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 85-year-old patient with infective endocarditis and pacemaker lead infection secondary to M. fortuitum.
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Shabi, Y., Haldane, D., & Bonnar, P. (2022). Mycobacterium fortuitum pacemaker infection: A case report. Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, 7(1), 81–83. https://doi.org/10.3138/jammi-2021-0003
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