Mycobacterium Wolinskyi: A New Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Associated with Cardiovascular Infections?
Marta Hernández-MenesesJulian González-MartinDaiana AgüeroJose M TolosanaElena SandovalCarles FalcesRodolfo San AntonioBárbara VidalAsunción MorenoJuan AmbrosioniJose M Mirónull nullPublished in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2021)
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.