ArticleJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2025
Matters of the heart: A scoping review toward better management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of cardiac devices.
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- Newly recognized typical microorganisms in intracardiac prosthetic material-related infective endocarditis: evidence behind their inclusion in the 2023 Duke-ISCVID criteria.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026Review
- A Case of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.Spartan medical research journal · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Implantable cardiac device-related (ICDR) nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are increasingly reported in the literature, but guidelines for optimal management are lacking. Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and Scopus from inception to 1/20/2022 for cases of ICDR NTM infection. Cardiac devices include but are not limited to prosthetic valves, cardiovascular implantable device (CIED), and left ventricular-assist devices (LVAD). We categorized outcomes as death, failure, relapse, cure, and treatment complete. Main results: A total of 81 articles met our inclusion criteria, representing 122 patients. Eleven different NTM species were reported, with rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) including Conclusion: We found that patients who underwent device removal had better outcomes than those with retained devices. Device removal should be strongly considered when possible.
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