Mycobacterium chelonae infection of a cardiovascular bioprosthesis linked to a recent outbreak
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rare and possibly underdiagnosed pathogens in infections of bioprosthetic flap bearing conduits. Mycobacterial foreign-body infections can manifest many years after implantation. As NTM can be difficult to detect, molecular identification methods are of particular importance. Here, modern imaging, molecular and microscopic techniques might be of special use in diagnosing prolonged prosthetic graft infections.
Authors
- Margo Diricks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5428-1456)
- Axel Braner
- Tomáš Holubec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2366-0880)
- Rudolf Alexander Werner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-6046)
- Nils Wetzstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5589-4668)
- Thomas Walther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-8949)
- Annette Moter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-5780)
- Johanna Kessel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3246-5219)
- Michael Hogardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0742-950X)
- Thomas A. Wichelhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4029-2955)
- Inna Friesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-6974)
- Stefan Niemann
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Klinikum Aschaffenburg (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- University Hospital Leipzig (DE)
- Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- CS Diagnostics (DE)
- Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02534-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Insmed
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Deutsche Krebshilfe