Mycobacterium abscessus Left Ventricle Assist Device Driveline Infections: An Emerging Pathogen?

Jonatan David Nunez Breton; Gabriel Hernandez; Jacques Simkins-Cohen; Sandra Chaparro

doi:10.1111/tid.12957

Mycobacterium abscessus Left Ventricle Assist Device Driveline Infections: An Emerging Pathogen?

Jonatan David Nunez Breton, Gabriel Hernandez, Jacques Simkins-Cohen, Sandra Chaparro

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Abstract

The use of left ventricular assist device is associated with improvement in survival in patients with refractory heart failure. However, driveline infection limits the success of its use as it is associated with significant mortality. We describe the first 2 cases of Mycobacterium abscessus driveline infection. Both patients had persistent infection despite of aggressive antibiotic treatment and local debridement, and only improved after removal of their left ventricular assist devices.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e12957
Journal	Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12957
State	Published - Oct 1 2018

Keywords

driveline infection
left ventricle-assisted device
Mycobacterium abscessus
rapidly growing Mycobacteria

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Transplantation
Infectious Diseases

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Nunez Breton, J. D., Hernandez, G., Simkins-Cohen, J., & Chaparro, S. (2018). Mycobacterium abscessus Left Ventricle Assist Device Driveline Infections: An Emerging Pathogen? Transplant Infectious Disease, 20(5), [e12957]. https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12957

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